rort
[ rawrt ]
/ rɔrt /
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noun Australian.
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
Nearby words
rorem, rorem, ned, rorqual, rorschach, rorschach test, rort, rorter, rory, rory o'connor, rosa, rosa solis
Origin of rort
back formation from rorty boisterous, rowdy, in earlier British slang: jolly, fine, splendid; of uncertain origin
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Examples from the Web for rort
"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
/ (rɔːt) Australian informal /
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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