rort

[rawrt]

noun Australian.

a rowdy, usually drunken party.

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

a rowdy party or celebration
a dishonest scheme

verb

to take unfair advantage of something

Derived Formsrorty, adjective

Word Origin for rort

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

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