Does it just mean to get robbed?
2006-09-05 17:08:59 · 5 answers · asked by dereld87114 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I'm going to take a W.A.G here and guess it started from purse snatching, getting a purse 'ripped off' your shoulder?? yes it means to be robbed, or scammed, or cheated
(w. a.g. = wild a** guess)
2006-09-05 17:14:13 · answer #1 · answered by Squirrley Temple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English
2006-09-05 17:13:42 · answer #2 · answered by How are u? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It became popular in the 60s, and means to be scammed or robbed.
2006-09-05 17:16:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunno, I remember saying it in '71 when I was in high school.
I think we've some good guesses here. Another might be from Surfer Slang, they call the curl a 'rip curl' sometimes, I believe. Being "ripped off" might mean being torn from your surf board by a wave.
I know the term "bummer" as in "bummer, man", lol, came from the Hell's Angels -- falling off yer bike onto yer bum (***) was called a bummer and eventually meant any bad thing.
2006-09-05 17:35:07 · answer #4 · answered by wrathofkublakhan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sixties.
2006-09-05 17:10:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋