Sunday Word: Ripsnorter

[sallymn]

ripsnorter [rip-snawr-ter]

noun:
(informal, slang)
1 something or someone exceedingly strong or violent
2 something or someone remarkably good or exciting

Examples:

'Memphis,' his instrumental version of Chuck Berry's 'Memphis, Tennessee,' was a rockabilly-blues ripsnorter with a scorching 12-bar solo. (William Grimes, Lonnie Mack, Singer

Comments

[spikesgirl58]

Love it!

[sallymn]

It's a good one, isn't it?

[spikesgirl58]

And so handy, too. :DD