ripshit

English

Adjective

ripshit (comparative more ripshit, superlative most ripshit) (US, slang, vulgar)

  1. Enraged or otherwise highly emotional.
    • 1976, Beth Powning, “Benny”, in The Tamarack Review[1], volume Summer 1976, Toronto, Canada, retrieved 19 May 2017, pages 58–75:
      I couldn't understand it, but it was like Benny alternated between humbling himself and pleading, and then getting really ripshit furious and yelling with the red under his eyes glaring.
  2. Drunk.
    • 2011 September 22, Dave Chernin & John Chernin, “The Gang Goes to the Jersey Shore” (6:10 from the start), in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia[2], season 7, episode 2, spoken by Frank Reynolds (Danny DeVito):
      “Hey, warm sun, cool ocean breezes, getting ripshit on ham.” [Laughs] “Might you say we're getting "hammered"?” “Oh! Nice one.” [Laughs] “This was a great idea, Frank. Great idea.” “This is 90-proof ham.”

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References

  • 1984: The only thing we have to worry about is that Connie will get so ripshit he'll queer the deal. [3]
  • 2003: It would only really work perfectly if you all were sincerely distraught and ripshit. [4]
  • 2004: I remember people at the CIA who were ripshit at the time. [5]