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rort

[rawrt]
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noun Australian.
  1. 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
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  • "For it's all rort an' rubbish," he declared, in his broad, soft dialect.

    The Treasure of Heaven

    Marie Corelli

British Dictionary definitions for rort

rort

noun
  1. a rowdy party or celebration
  2. a dishonest scheme
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verb
  1. to take unfair advantage of something
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Derived Formsrorty, adjective

Word Origin

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