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rip off
verb- to steal something US, 1967
If the speaker is doing the stealing, the term suggests an act of political heroism; if not, it suggests corporate greed. The subject of this verb can be either the goods stolen, the location or the owner; the subject can split the verb without changing the sense. - Too bad in a way cause most of us used to rip off the Lion Supermarket when we had to eat and had no dough. — Abbie Hoffman, Woodstock Nation, p. 21, 1969
- I was asked, “Are you good at anything?” I said, “Yeah, ripping off bikes.” — Jamie Mandelkau, Buttons, p. 77, 1971
- I let her talk me into ripping off a few amphetamines for her. — Beatrice Sparks (writing as “Anonymous”), Jay’s Journal, p. 25, 1979
- Many of the catchwords of the day [late 1960s] had a pungent impact. Getting “ripped off,” for example, summed up all the indignity of theft. — Sean Hutchinson, Crying Out Loud, p. 176, 1988
- The hangers on, the rip-off artists, that is. — Drugstore Cowboy, 1988
- I’m just explaining to you what I’m doing here. Case you think I come to rob the place, rip off any of this dusty old shit the man has. — Get Shorty, 1995
- He won’t give us fuck all. He’s a bullshitter. He’s just into ripping people off. — Lanre Fehintola, Charlie Says..., p. 23, 2000
- to overcharge someone UK, 1977
- [N]umerous companies have ripped their customers off. — The Guardian, 22 February 2003
- to rape someone US
- — Inez Cardozo-Freeman, The Joint, p. 526, 1984
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