rip-off (redirected from rip-offs)

rip-off (rpôf, -f)

n. Slang

1. A product or service that is overpriced or of poor quality.

2. Something, such as a film or story, that is clearly imitative of or based on something else.

3. A theft.

4. An act of exploitation.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rip-off - the act of stealing                   heist robbery - larceny by threat of violence jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

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rip-off or ripoff

noun (Slang) cheat, con (informal) scam (slang) con trick (informal) fraud, theft, sting (informal) robbery, exploitation, swindle, daylight robbery (informal)

Translations

rip-off [ˈrɪpɔf] n (col): it's a rip-off! → ¡es una estafa!, ¡es un timo!

rip-off [ˈrɪpɔf] n (inf);

it's a rip-off! → c'est du vol manifeste!, c'est de l'arnaque!

rip-off [ˈrɪpɔf] rip (inf) n it's a rip-off! → das ist Wucher!

rip-off [ˈrɪpɔf] n (col): it's a rip-off! → è un furto!