English Explanatory Dictionary

rorty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Boisterous, rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué.
name
  1. A surname

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɔː(ɹ)ti/

Word forms

rorty rortier rortiest raughty

Etymology

19th century UK. Unknown etymology. Farmer (1903) categorises the term as costermongers' slang.

Derived words

rortiness rorty bloke rorty dasher rorty toff Rortyan
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