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Ripley

Ripley

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An entertainment company that runs museums showing strange objects and stories
  • proper noun
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  • On a rainy day last April, my then-boyfriend and I went to the Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum.
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not

You have a wax museum, a Ripley's Believe It or Not museum.

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Examples

  • You have a wax museum, a Ripley's Believe It or Not museum.

    Brett Conti

  • More like Ripley's Believe It or Not.

    Baggage Claim (2013)

  • "Ripley's Believe it or Not" is coming to her house next week... to interview her about it.

    Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007)

  • You belong in Ripley's Believe It Or Not!

    Forrest Gump (1994)

  • Our favorite was the St. Augustine Sightseeing Train offered by Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum.

    Blog text (5)

  • The Ripley Aquarium was advertised as being South Carolina's most visited attraction, but like the rest of Ripley's offerings in town, it left us feeling like something was missing.

    Blog text (25)

  • You can visit a variety of unusual exhibits at Ripley's Believe It or Not! museums.

  • The famous Ripley's Believe It or Not! showcases bizarre items from around the world.

  • Children love to explore the wonders at Ripley's Believe It or Not! attractions.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Ripley (the company) is named after its founder, Robert Ripley, and his family name comes from old English rip- and -ley, meaning a 'clearing by a stream'. So the brand simply uses the founder's last name.