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ripped

Date: Feb 28 2002

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“If I was young and ripped, I would do cross country skiing.”
- Robin Williams, actor and comedian, talking about himself.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

strong; muscular; in good shape; in good physical condition; brawny

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

Ripped is often used when people are talking about sports, because many athletes are ripped. Usually, people get ripped by exercising a lot, but some people are just naturally ripped. Some examples of ripped athletes are: Michael Jordan, Andre Agassi, Venus Williams and Tiger Woods.

Examples

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””I need to start exercising. I want to be ripped by this summer so I look good when we’re at the beach.”“

””That guy is ripped! Look at his muscles. They’re huge!”“

””My girlfriend used to be pretty ripped, but after she was in the car accident she couldn’t exercise anymore.”“

””Jeff is totally ripped. He lifts weights every day.”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

Ripped means very healthy and sporty.
by Cheri (Dumaguete City, Philippines)
“Ripped” is a word that means “strong” . It is used when you feel the masculine power prompting you. It is also used to refer to the spell of drugs especially marijuana.
by Mohammed
I think it means “in a good shape”.
by Jun
I think ripped means someone is young and energetic, and can move quickly.
by Amay
I think it means energetic and sporty.
by Huyi (Oslo,Norway)

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