Rippable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being ripped (in various senses).

    "The bill, dubbed the PERFORM Act, would require sites to use copy-protected audio formats rather than the easily-rippable MP3 format used by many Shoutcast streaming sites."

  2. 2
    Capable of being mechanically broken.
  3. 3
    Easy to rip on; allowing a surfer to perform like an expert.

    "If you can't look good while surfing Chun's, it's time to take up another sport. The biggest danger in surfing the easy, rippable waves at Chun's is tripping over your newly inflated ego."

Example

More examples

"The bill, dubbed the PERFORM Act, would require sites to use copy-protected audio formats rather than the easily-rippable MP3 format used by many Shoutcast streaming sites."

Etymology

From rip + -able.

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