"rip ass" means: Crude American slang meaning to fart — to pass gas loudly and without restraint. Used in very casual, informal registers among people comfor.... This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
rip ass
Crude American slang meaning to fart — to pass gas loudly and without restraint.
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Crude American slang meaning to fart — to pass gas loudly and without restraint. Used in very casual, informal registers among people comfortable discussing bodily functions openly. The phrase is vivid and emphatic, implying volume or force rather than a discreet occurrence. More common in spoken vernacular than in writing.
The dog ripped ass right as the guests walked in, and everyone tried to pretend they hadn't noticed.
"rip ass" means: Crude American slang meaning to fart — to pass gas loudly and without restraint. Used in very casual, informal registers among people comfor.... This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"rip ass" means: Crude American slang meaning to fart — to pass gas loudly and without restraint. Used in very casual, informal registers among people comfor.... Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. Note the regional or dialect label (American) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only
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(US, slang, vulgar) To fart.
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