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rippable en · ADJ

Etymology

From rip + -able.

Meanings

  1. Capable of being ripped (in various senses).
    • The bill, dubbed the PERFORM Act, would require sites to use copy-protected audio formats rather than the easily-rippable MP3 format used by many Shoutcast streaming sites. 2006 July, Maximum PC, page 12:
  2. (of rock) Capable of being mechanically broken.
  3. Easy to rip on; allowing a surfer to perform like an expert.
    • If you can't look good while surfing Chun's, it's time to take up another sport. The biggest danger in surfing the easy, rippable waves at Chun's is tripping over your newly inflated ego. 2006, Greg Ambrose, Surfer's Guide to Hawaii 2nd Edition, page 86:

Forms

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most rippable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more rippable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unrippable

Relateds

rippability