English
Noun
en-noun
#a violently energetic or noisily outspoken person; someone using slambang methods
#:"That venerable old ripsnorter defended the right of the clergy to drive fast horses" -- Phil Stong
#something extreme; humdinger
#:"Yesterday's performance was a ripsnorter for gaiety, vigor, and general run-around" -- Virgil Thomson
See also
snorter
zh:ripsnorter
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