English Explanatory Dictionary

rort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A scam or fraud, especially involving the misappropriation of public money or resources.
verb
  1. To cheat or defraud.

Pronunciation

/ɹɔː(ɹ)t/ en-au-rort.ogg

Word forms

rort rorts rorting rorted

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from rorty (“boisterous or rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué”). Originally slang but now in common usage.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on R Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary