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ripped

American  
[ript] / rɪpt /

adjective

Slang.

  1. drunk; intoxicated.

  2. under the influence of an illicit drug.

  3. having well-defined muscles; very muscular.

ripped British  
/ rɪpt /

adjective

  1. torn

    ripped jeans

  2. informal denoting or having highly developed muscles, esp abdominal muscles

    a ripped torso
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Etymology

Origin of ripped

First recorded in 1815–25; rip 1 + -ed 2

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To launch it, they attached the plane to a Pontiac convertible and ripped across the nearby lake bed at 120 mph.

From Los Angeles Times

It wasn't until 2024 that he says he realised he had been "ripped off".

From BBC

A filthy, ripped sofa piled with broken furniture and bags of garbage sits in the middle of the living area, a stained mattress propped up against its side.

From Literature

He ripped it off and tossed it to the floor.

From Literature

Mullins’s shot ripped the net cord like it had a plane to catch.

From The Wall Street Journal

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