Crossword clues for rip-off
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"an act of fraud, a swindle," 1969, from verbal phrase rip off "to steal or rob" (c.1967) in U.S. black slang, from rip (v.) + off (adv.). Rip was prison slang for "to steal" since 1904, and was also used in this sense in 12c. Meaning "an exploitative imitation, a plagiarism" is from 1971. Related: Ripped-off.
Wiktionary
alt. 1 (context countable English) A bad deal; an unfair price or rate. 2 A theft or robbery. 3 A scam. 4 A copy, especially one that is illegal or inferior. n. 1 (context countable English) A bad deal; an unfair price or rate. 2 A theft or robbery. 3 A scam. 4 A copy, especially one that is illegal or inferior.
WordNet
n. the act of stealing [syn: heist]
Wikipedia
Rip-Off is a vector shoot 'em up released in arcades by Cinematronics in 1980. It is the first shoot 'em up arcade game to feature cooperative gameplay and the first game to exhibit "flocking" behavior. Rip-Off was ported to the Vectrex home system in 1982.
The objective of Rip-Off is to prevent computer-controlled enemies from stealing eight canisters set in the center of the screen. One or two players control tank-like vehicles while game-controlled "pirate" tanks rush onto the field and attempt to drag the canisters off the edge of the screen. Enemies can be defeated by shooting or colliding with them. The game speed and difficulty increase with each successive wave until all the canisters have been taken ("ripped off").
Usage examples of "rip-off".
The Land of Laughs -- and realize that not all fantasy novels have to be Tolkein rip-offs or unillustrated barbarian killer comics.
This would seem an ideal opportunity for a diligent prosecutor, unswayed by politics and suitably appalled by such a massive rip-off, to launch a criminal probe.
Rants, music, rip-offs of the latest Bollywood hits: the cat spiders past them all, looking for the final sample.
Mass torts are a scam, a consumer rip-off, a lottery driven by greed that will one day harm all of us.
Both Phaid's winnings and the proceeds from Streetlife's rip-offs had been spent on bribing his way out of a succession of firing squads.
Each day since Andrew has brought new reports of outrageous rip-offs and incompetent workmanship.
Ten years of hapless fixes by Littlechild and his successor have failed to stem the tide of rip-offs at the heart of this unfixable system.
Rants, music, rip-offs of the latest Bollywood hits: The cat spiders past them all, looking for the final sample.
Pros like Beta offer endless aggravation, but fortunately most rip-offs are done by amateurs.
It's always a rip-off, but as old Barnum said, there's a sucker born every minute.