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rort

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɔːt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rôrt)

rort (rôrt),USA pronunciation n. [Australian.]

British Termsa rowdy, usually drunken party.

of uncertain origin, originally back formation from rorty boisterous, rowdy, in earlier Brit. slang: jolly, fine, splendid

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rort /rɔːt/ Austral informal n

a rowdy party or celebration
a dishonest scheme

to take unfair advantage of (something)

Etymology: 20th Century: back formation from rorty (in the sense: good, splendid)ˈrorty adj

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