ripsnorter

[rip-snawr-ter]

noun

Informal.

1. something or someone exceedingly strong or violent.

   a ripsnorter of a gale.

2. something or someone remarkably good or exciting.

ripsnorter

/ ˈrɪpˌsnɔːtə /

noun

1. slang,  a person or thing noted for intensity or excellence

Other Word Forms

• ripsnorting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ripsnorter¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; rip ¹ + snorter

Word History and Origins

Origin of ripsnorter¹

C19: from _rip ¹ + _snorter

Example Sentences

And he does pull off one major cinematic coup: a triumphantly visceral, spatially disorienting, pull-out-the-stops ripsnorter of a climax that seems designed to ensure that no one dares set a movie aboard the Orient Express ever again, for fear of inviting unfavorable comparisons.”

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And he does pull off one major cinematic coup: a triumphantly visceral, spatially disorienting, pull-out-the-stops ripsnorter of a climax that seems designed to ensure that no one dares set a movie aboard the Orient Express ever again, for fear of inviting unfavorable comparisons.

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Julia Roberts is the divine ripsnorter of weeping.

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A later action sequence has the choreography chops of a George Miller multi-vehicle ripsnorter.

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Making excellent use of his “High Water” star Chris Pine as the Bruce, Mackenzie brings a contemporary sensibility as well as a sense of epic adventure and a passion for the period to a ripsnorter of a tale.

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