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verb
verb, Austral
1:intr. and trans. To engage in dishonest practices, to defraud. (1919 —) .
2:intr. To shout or complain loudly; to call the odds at a race-meeting. (1931 —) . noun
3:Austral A dishonest or sharp practice, a trick. (1926 —) .
J. Delaveny The cockies are supposed to pay this retention money into the bank...but normally they don't pay it in....It's the greatest rort ever (1936).
4:Austral A crowd; a wild party. (1941 —) .
G. Johnston I am not, strictly, a true devotee of the wild Australian 'rort' and always remorseful in my hangovers (1969).
[From rortyadjective .]
verb, Austral
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J. Delaveny The cockies are supposed to pay this retention money into the bank...but normally they don't pay it in....It's the greatest rort ever (1936).
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G. Johnston I am not, strictly, a true devotee of the wild Australian 'rort' and always remorseful in my hangovers (1969).
[From rorty
| ropeable, rope-yarn, rope | |
| rorty, roscoe, rose |
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