rort

American

[rawrt] / rɔrt /

noun

Australian.

a rowdy, usually drunken party.

rort British

/ rɔːt /

noun

a rowdy party or celebration
a dishonest scheme

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verb

to take unfair advantage of something

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Other Word Forms

rorty

adjective

Etymology

Origin of rort

Back formation from rorty boisterous, rowdy, in earlier British slang: jolly, fine, splendid; of uncertain origin

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"For it's all rort an' rubbish," he declared, in his broad, soft dialect.

From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Marie Corelli

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