Ripper

Victorian London's nightmare

A ripper is something or someone that rips—tears violently or cuts through.

In Australian and British slang, a ripper is something excellent or first-rate: That was a ripper of a game.

The word gained notoriety from Jack the Ripper, the unidentified Victorian serial killer, leading to ripper as shorthand for a brutal murderer who mutilates victims.

killer

Jack

Male court card

serialOccurring in ordered succession
murderDeliberate unlawful killing
WhitechapelEast London district

slasher · Victorian · prostitute · fog · London · knife · notorious · case · suspect · unsolved

Australian

excellent

Of superior quality

awesomeExtremely impressive or overwhelming
bonzerAustralian for excellent
beautImpressive specimen, informally

stoked · fantastic · legendary · sick · gnarly · brilliant · corker · beauty · top-notch · unreal

tearing

shredder

Device destroying documents

cutterOne who severs
bladeFlat cutting edge
sawmillLog-to-board factory

timber · chainsaw · splitter · teeth · serrated · slicing · rending · fabric · paper · perforator

tool

seam

Joined fabric edge

coalCombustible sedimentary rock
miningExtracting earth's resources
plowTool for turning soil

agricultural · implement · excavator · trencher · digging · earth · soil · furrow · attachment · mechanical

wave

surfing

Riding waves standing up

barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
tubeHollow cylindrical passage
curlSpiral or loop form

swell · break · reef · gnarly · offshore · pipeline · powerful · ocean · crest · surfer

Ripper

Jack

excellent

shredder

seam

surfing

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