rort

[ rawrt ]

/ rɔrt /

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noun Australian.

a rowdy, usually drunken party.

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Origin of rort

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

Words nearby rort

Rorem, ro-ro, rorqual, Rorschach, Rorschach test, rort, rorter, Rory, Rory O'Connor, Rosa, rosace

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How to use rort in a sentence

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

rort

/ (rɔːt) Australian informal /

noun

a rowdy party or celebration

a dishonest scheme

verb

to take unfair advantage of something

Derived forms of rort

rorty, adjective

Word Origin for rort

C20: back formation from rorty (in the sense: good, splendid)

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