| 单词 | to rip and swear |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto rip and swear a. intransitive. colloquial and regional. To use strong language; to swear, curse. Frequently to rip and swear. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > [verb (intransitive)] > swear or use profanity curse?c1225 oathc1450 swearc1450 to swear like a lord1531 profanea1643 sink1663 rip1772 cuss1838 to let out1840 explete1902 eff1943 foul-mouth1960 1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund II. 497 Here the poor old man..begins ripping and swearing in the most dreadful manner. 1776 J. Adams Wks. (1856) IX. 441 Your secretary will rip about this measure, and well he may. 1838 W. Holloway Gen. Dict. Provincialisms To rip, to swear profanely and in anger. 1847 Southern & Western Lit. Messenger & Rev. Apr. 239/1 You never restrain Ashton, nor regulate him, until some extravagant bill is handed to you—and then you scold and rip awhile, and it subsides without leaving the smallest impression on his mind. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 176 Rip, to bluster and swear impetuously. 1899 H. E. Hamblen Yarn of Bucko Mate viii. 124 Back he came, ripping and swearing at a great rate, and brandishing a machete. 1922 G. W. Ogden Bondboy xxi. 331 Isom ripped and swore and threatened to kill us both. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 246/2 Rippin', shouting and swearing.] < as lemmas |
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