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Meanings of rip-roaring in English

Uncontrollably noisy.

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Usage of rip-roaring in English
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Our conversation with Karl was a rip-roaring laugh for the most part.
The South African
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Either you drank or you didn't, and drinking meant getting rip-roaring drunk.
Teaching the pig to dance: a memoir
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There is every chance the American Song Contest will be a rip-roaring success.
The Irish Times
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It has been a rip-roaring start for the British contingent in New York.
The Guardian
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This rip-roaring contest was decided with a goal of brutal brilliance.
The Guardian
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His voice was gentle, though usually he was a rip-roaring mentor.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920
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There is, of course, every possibility that this film will be a rip-roaring success.
The Irish Times
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I am thinking 'tis time for a rip-roaring Viking style wedding here at Stoneheim.
The viking takes a knight
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Truly one of the most entertaining, rip-roaring books ever written about the record business.
The Irish Times
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No, Lord Maccon was rip-roaring, tumble down, without a doubt, pickled beyond the gherkin.
Blameless
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And if rip-roaring, swashbuckling, drunken glory is what he is after, he gets it.
The Blazed Trail
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I always say I'm stone-cold sober when I'm rip-roaring drunk.
Babyville
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Then you'll come back, and we'll talk about what's going on, get rip-roaring pissed.
Ashes and bones: an emma fielding mystery
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Yep, they knew how to have a rip-roaring good time here in the Dread Forest.
The Secret of the Dread Forest: The Faire Folk Trilogy
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Having gorged themselves on such rip-roaring entertainment, the Toon army left purring in rowdy satisfaction.
The Irish Times
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Not a raucous, rip-roaring night but one that rose above the limitations of the genre.
The Irish Times
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