Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rorty

/ˈɹɔː(ɹ)ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
rorty
IPA
/ˈɹɔː(ɹ)ti/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Boisterous, rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué.

British usage; Informal

name

A surname

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Phrases

rorty bloke rorty dasher rorty toff

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Questions

How do you pronounce rorty?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɔː(ɹ)ti/.
What does rorty mean?
Boisterous, rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué.
Where does rorty come from?
19th century UK. Unknown etymology. Farmer (1903) categorises the term as costermongers' slang.

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