What does rorty mean?
Rorty means (British, informal) Boisterous, rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué..
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/ˈɹɔː(ɹ)ti/ · adjective
(British, informal) Boisterous, rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué..
"Tell us a good story, Rodney — one of your rorty ones." / Mr. Rodney shrivelled. / "I fear," he murmured — "I fear I am scarcely in the — er — rorty vein to-night."
But compared with the heavy, muffling darkness of the night in which the countryside was sunk, the lights looked positively rorty
Any speed any gear it doesn't matter. The 2Eleven's got an enormous powerband huge performance and the rortiest exhaust I've heard in an Elise-based car
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Rorty means (British, informal) Boisterous, rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué..
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"Tell us a good story, Rodney — one of your rorty ones." / Mr. Rodney shrivelled. / "I fear," he murmured — "I fear I am scarcely in the — er — rorty vein to-night."
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