noun
Street Slang
jack the ripper
JAK-thuh-RIP-uh · noun · slang
Rhyming slang for a kipper, or a stripper.
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Cockney rhyming slang for a kipper (smoked herring), and also for a stripper.
“A nice jack the ripper for breakfast.”
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jack the ripper In A Sentence
A nice jack the ripper for breakfast.
Origin & Usage
'Ripper' rhymes with 'kipper'/'stripper'; from the notorious Whitechapel murderer.
People Also Ask
What does 'jack the ripper' mean in Cockney slang?
It's rhyming slang with two meanings: a kipper (smoked herring) and a stripper.
How does the rhyme work?
'Ripper' rhymes with both 'kipper' and 'stripper', so the phrase can stand in for either depending on context.
Where does the phrase come from?
It borrows the name of Jack the Ripper, the notorious Victorian Whitechapel murderer, purely for the rhyme.
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