1
slang : being under the influence of alcohol or drugs : high, stoned
2
: having high muscle definition
ripped abs

Examples of ripped in a Sentence

She was wearing ripped jeans. when I got to his house, he was already pretty ripped
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Ignoring faculty warnings, David dashed forward with a ripped notebook page for Lennon to sign. Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 North Korean propaganda material released by state media this year has shown Kim overseeing special operations training marked by extreme displays of strength, including the smashing of cinder blocks over the ripped torsos of soldiers stripped to the waist. Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024 Frank Grillo, who’s at the center of it (playing a ripped bruiser who is also…a molecular biologist!), has a way of making any pulp movie better. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024 But forget ‘50’s Hollywood leading men in simple white ripped tops. Alex Badia, WWD, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for ripped 

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of ripped was in 1966

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“Ripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ripped. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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