ripoff
or rip-off
noun Slang.
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Origin of ripoff
Example sentences from the Web for ripoff
The last band I was in was kind of a Sonic Youth rip-off band, and I thought that that was my calling.
This is why capitalism, he concludes triumphantly, is “no rip-off.”
In Dinesh D’Souza’s ‘America,’ Slavery Wasn’t So Bad, but Hillary and Barack Are Socialist Devils|Andrew Romano|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEASTI even liked her in House at the End of the Street, the low-budget Silence of the Lambs rip-off that came out last fall.
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British Dictionary definitions for ripoff
verb
noun rip-off
Idioms and Phrases with ripoff
Steal, as in They fired him when they caught him ripping off some of the merchandise.
Cheat, defraud, as in These advertising claims have ripped off a great many consumers.
Copy, plagiarize, as in He was sued for ripping off someone else's thesis. All three usages are slang from the second half of the 1900s.