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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Ripped/Rip #53659 01/24/02 11:17 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... rip I've also heard the term used frequently without the off when someone's been robbed or hustled..."What a rip!," "Looks like you just got ripped!" So now that we have a solid and ancient etymology for "rip" in this semantic sense, I wonder when and why the off was added to the phrase. I'm thinkin' mid 20th Century. A-searchin' I will go!.... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Take Me For A Ride stales 01/24/02 03:38 AM Re: Take Me For A High Ride WhitmanO'Neill 01/24/02 04:35 AM Re: Take Me For A High Ride Bean 01/25/02 06:22 PM Totally ripped TEd Remington 01/26/02 12:55 AM Re: Take Me For A High Ride belMarduk 01/26/02 03:57 AM Re: Ripped wow 01/26/02 03:20 PM I'm Ready For A Ride consuelo 01/24/02 04:38 AM Re: Take Me For A Ride Faldage 01/24/02 02:21 PM Re: Take Me For A Ride stales 01/24/02 03:57 PM Re: Take Me For A Ride of troy 01/24/02 06:32 PM Re: Take Me For A Ride wwh 01/24/02 07:28 PM Re: Take Me For A Ride maverick 01/24/02 07:42 PM Re: Take Me For A Ride wwh 01/24/02 08:00 PM Ripped Off Sparteye 01/24/02 08:05 PM Re: Ripped/Rip WhitmanO'Neill 01/24/02 11:17 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,127 Members9,198 Most Online4,270 Aug 30th, 2025 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 2,380 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 14 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,032 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,968 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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