rorty

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rorty^¹

/ˈɹɔː(ɹ)ti/

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ti

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19th century UK. Unknown etymology. Farmer (1903) categorises the term as costermongers' slang.

adjective rortier · rortiest · raughty

UK, 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."

Rorty^²

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A surname

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"rorty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rorty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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rorty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rorty

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"rorty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rorty.

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@misc{rorty_2026,
  title = {rorty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rorty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}