ripped vs. swole

ripped

adjective

Slang.

  1. drunk; intoxicated.

  2. under the influence of an illicit drug.

  3. having well-defined muscles; very muscular.

swole

adjective

Slang.

  1. (especially of a man) very muscular: He is showing off some pretty swole arms.

    If you’re looking to get swole, I can show you a great workout.

    He is showing off some pretty swole arms.

verb

Dialect.

  1. a past participle and simple past tense of swell.

    My jaw swole up and I couldn’t chew right for a week.