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Romper

//ˈɹɒmpə//

Definitions

1
Someone who romps or frolics.
For a brief spell in 1974, Polly was singing in blackface as Sarah Leone with a British reggae romper named Tony Jackson.
2
A ship that has moved far ahead of a convoy.
3
A onesie.
Prompted to pose on her bed, [Tavi Gevinson] dressed in a skimpy romper, “pouting,” she recalled, “with heavily lined eyes and straightened blonde hair.”

1
To abduct (a victim) to a room where they are tortured and murdered; associated with the Ulster Defence Association.
James McCartan was about to be ‘rompered’, but not before those present poured themselves drinks.

Word Origin

From romp + -er.

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//ˈɹɒmpə//

1
Someone who romps or frolics.
For a brief spell in 1974, Polly was singing in blackface as Sarah Leone with a British reggae romper named Tony Jackson.
2
A ship that has moved far ahead of a convoy.
3
A onesie.
Prompted to pose on her bed, [Tavi Gevinson] dressed in a skimpy romper, “pouting,” she recalled, “with heavily lined eyes and straightened blonde hair.”

1
To abduct (a victim) to a room where they are tortured and murdered; associated with the Ulster Defence Association.
James McCartan was about to be ‘rompered’, but not before those present poured themselves drinks.

Word Origin

From romp + -er.

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