rip-roaring

[ rip-rawr-ing, -rohr- ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. boisterously wild and exciting; riotous:

   Have a rip-roaring good time.

rip-roaring

adjective

1. informal.
   characterized by excitement, intensity, or boisterous behaviour

Word History and Origins

Origin of rip-roaring¹

1825–35, Americanism; rip ¹ + roaring, alteration of rip-roarious, modeled on uproarious

Example Sentences

Those rip-roaring Romney delegates sure know how to pump up a room.

From The Daily Beast

According to Eade, in his youth Philip was a member of a lunch club that enjoyed “rip-roaring stag parties” every Thursday.

From The Daily Beast

Rip-roaring, terrifying, chilling, the first time you see it.

From The Daily Beast

O'Malley always had been a rip-roaring fighter who accepted battle against any odds.

From Project Gutenberg

And if rip-roaring, swashbuckling, drunken glory is what he is after, he gets it.

From Project Gutenberg

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