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rip⋅snort⋅er

  [rip-snawr-ter]
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–noun Informal.
1. something or someone exceedingly strong or violent: a ripsnorter of a gale.
2. something or someone remarkably good or exciting.
Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; rip 1 + snorter
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rip·snort·er   (rĭp'snôr'tər)   
n.   Slang
One that is remarkable for strength, intensity, or excellence.
rip'snort'ing adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

ripsnorter 
"something of exceptional strength," 1840, probably from rip (v.) + snort (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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