RIP
Expressing disappointment at the fact that someone or something has come to an end or…Initialism of requiescat in pace, requiescant in pace, or rest in peace (a blessing or expression of hope that a deceased person is at peace).: Expressing disappointment at the fact that someone or something has come to an end or gone away.
» Cardboard boxes rip easily.
Картонні коробки легко рвуться.
Meaning
3 sensesInitialism of requiescat in pace, requiescant in pace, or rest in peace (a blessing or expression of hope that a deceased person is at peace).
(broadly, informal, ironic, often)Expressing disappointment at the fact that someone or something has come to an end or gone away.
RIP Vine. Only real ones remember.
(excessive, humorous, ironic, often, slang)Expressing concern about something bad happening to someone or something.
That jumpscare is so loud! RIP headphone users.
RIP your DMs.
(broadly, slang)Expressing mild disappointment or embarrassment.
I applied to dozens of companies and didn't get a single job offer, RIP.
Examples
261 sentencesCardboard boxes rip easily.
Картонні коробки легко рвуться.
Boy, that was a rip-off.
Tom tried to rip us off.
Why did Tom rip us off?
Tom is trying to rip us off.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin RIP (requiescat in pace) and an initialism of rest in peace.Learned borrowing from Latin RIP (requiescat in pace) and an initialism of rest in peace.
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Word family
1 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- got ripped off
- ripped up the
- got ripped
- ripped open