rip-roaring

[rip-rawr-ing, -rohr-]

rip-roar·ing

[rip-rawr-ing, -rohr-]
adjective Informal.
boisterously wild and exciting; riotous: Have a rip-roaring good time.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; rip1 + roaring, alteration of rip-roarious, modeled on uproarious
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rip-roaring
 
adj
informal characterized by excitement, intensity, or boisterous behaviour

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