a ripper is defined as whatever you would like it to be and may be used in whichever context you choose it to be used.

for short, you could shorten the term to 'rip' or 'rip rip'.

all in all, there are a lot of various ways this term can be used.
She is a RIPPIN' hottie! (adjective)
or
what a ripper. (noun)
or
you should go rip those waves at windansea. (verb)
by princess reisaaaaaa June 9, 2005
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Hasthin: alrite basic !!!
Jordan: fuck this ripper
by basic jayman January 28, 2010
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A member of the Ripper Union. A street pirate. A weird beard. A bar-room terrorist.
That ripper cunt just stole my beer!
by Benny Bones January 26, 2005
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A Person who smokes alot of marijuana
Your a real fuckin ripper.
by John April 26, 2005
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a term members of crip gangs call eachother. Originally from the term Rip Ryder
"Aye cuzz you a ripper?"
by Ca$he$ August 10, 2006
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describing a powerful xtc tablet, the 'ripper' is meaning it was a fucking good xtc tab (only) , very trippy and rushy - kind of like highest order xtc description from hardcore (ab)users
that pill i dropped in the niteklub last night was a fucking ripper - i was peaking for hours.

That pill was a right ripper - i was rushing like fuck for hours...
by SCoupland July 5, 2006
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One who smokes an entire cigarette without ever touching it. Basically a particular breed of asshole.
"Man! That dude is a straight up ripper!"
(refering to someone in a death metal shirt who has a mullet and is groping his spandex clad girlfriend)
by Doctor Jas August 21, 2006
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