rortingn.

Brit.

/ˈrɔːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrɔrdɪŋ/, Australian English

/ˈrɔːtɪŋ/,

/ˈrɔːdɪŋ/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rort n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < rort n. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier (in different sense) rorty adj. and later rort v.

Originally and chiefly Australian.

Originally (slang): fraudulent or dishonest (business) dealings; swindling. Now chiefly (esp. Politics): fraudulent or dishonest manipulation of a system, records, an election, etc.; corruption, fraud.

ΚΠ

1919 C. Drew Doings of Dave 142 Melbourne..I've been down there doin' a bit of rortin'.

1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 61 Rorting, shrewd practices, confidence trickery.

1980 Sydney Morning Herald 21 July 1/2 This rorting is all about control over public office preselections and particularly in local government.

1992 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 18 Sept. The Goss Government had swept aside the legacy of National Party electoral rorting.

1999 R. Tiffen Scandals vi. 161 [He] should be expelled immediately from the Senate for his rorting of travel expenses.

2008 Evening Standard (Palmerston North, N.Z.) (Nexis) 17 Oct. 3 Many firms reassign activities they were carrying out anyway... Inevitably there will be a degree of rorting.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	rorting
释义	rortingn. Brit. /ˈrɔːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɔrdɪŋ/, Australian English /ˈrɔːtɪŋ/, /ˈrɔːdɪŋ/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rort n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < rort n. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier (in different sense) rorty adj. and later rort v. Originally and chiefly Australian. Originally (slang): fraudulent or dishonest (business) dealings; swindling. Now chiefly (esp. Politics): fraudulent or dishonest manipulation of a system, records, an election, etc.; corruption, fraud. ΚΠ 1919 C. Drew Doings of Dave 142 Melbourne..I've been down there doin' a bit of rortin'. 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 61 Rorting, shrewd practices, confidence trickery. 1980 Sydney Morning Herald 21 July 1/2 This rorting is all about control over public office preselections and particularly in local government. 1992 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 18 Sept. The Goss Government had swept aside the legacy of National Party electoral rorting. 1999 R. Tiffen Scandals vi. 161 [He] should be expelled immediately from the Senate for his rorting of travel expenses. 2008 Evening Standard (Palmerston North, N.Z.) (Nexis) 17 Oct. 3 Many firms reassign activities they were carrying out anyway... Inevitably there will be a degree of rorting. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1919
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