ripped off
Cheated out of
Ripped off means cheated or overcharged.
If you paid too much for something shoddy, you got ripped off: I paid fifty bucks for this thing and it broke the same day—I got ripped off.
The phrase can also mean stolen: Someone ripped off my bike.
A ripoff is a swindle or an overpriced imitation.
- cheatedActed dishonestly to win
- scammedCheated through deception
- taken for a rideDeceived for someone's gain
- swindledDeceived for gain
- connedDeceived for gain
bait and switch · defrauded · robbed · highway robbery · overcharged · duped · got played · shortchanged · fleeced · bilked · bootleg · hoodwinked · gypped · hustled · imitation · bamboozled · buyer beware · gouged