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Definition of Ripsnorter
1. Noun. a violently energetic or noisily outspoken person; someone using slambang methods ¹
2. Noun. something extreme; humdinger ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ripsnorter
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ripsnorter
Literary usage of Ripsnorter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American English by Gilbert Milligan Tucker (1921)
"RIPPER—"Tearer, driver," B. RIPRAP—Rough stonework in water, 1848.
ripsnorter—Uproarious, energetic person, B. RISING (a certain age ..."
2. American English by Gilbert Milligan Tucker (1921)
"ripsnorter—Uproarious, energetic person, B. RISING (a certain age or amount)—Over,
1775. Sometimes persons say "a thousand and the rise" instead of "rising ..."
3. A List of New York Almanacs, 1694-1850 by Alexander James Wall, New York Public Library (1921)
"ripsnorter Comic Almanac. 1849, [Cut] Elton. Publisher and Engraver, 90 Nassau
and 18 Division Sts. New York. 12 11. Illustrated. ..."
4. Catalogue of the New York State Library: 1861: General Library: First Supplement by New York State Library (1861)
"ripsnorter COMIC ALMANAC, Elton, NY 1847, 51. 12°. Aim. v. 30. RISE ( The) AND
FALL of the late projected excise, impartially consi- .dered.. .London, 1733. ..."
5. Gideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi by George Washington Cable (1914)
"I've writ a poem on this one. Like to show—hmm? Hold on. It don't quite suit me
yet but—what's your hurry? When it does, I Joe! it'll be a ripsnorter. ..."
6. Gideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi by George Washington Cable (1914)
"I've writ a poem on this one. Like to show—hmm? Hold on. It don't quite suit me
yet but—what's your hurry? When it does, I Joe! it'll be a ripsnorter. ..."
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