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rort

rort

9.9
A loud, fun party common in Australia and New Zealand
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : fiesta
  • The annual office rort is always the highlight of the year.

Examples

  • Everyone was talking about the wild rort at Jake's place last weekend.

  • We had a wild rort last night!

  • They threw a huge rort to celebrate the end of exams.

  • The party was such a fun rort.

  • They threw a huge rort to celebrate the end of exams.

  • Everyone was talking about the wild rort at Jake's place last weekend.

  • The annual office rort is always the highlight of the year.

Synonyms

revelry
vsrort
9 6.1

Lively noisy party with drinking and dancing

is an informal regional word for such celebrations
rager
vsrort
  • Slang
8 8.9

A loud, wild party with many people and music

is milder and more informal, meaning a fun noisy event
revel
vsrort
5 6.3

A loud happy party with dancing and drinking

is the informal regional term rather than a general celebration
corroboree
vsrort
  • Australian
1 9.9

A lively Australian gathering with music and dancing

is an informal local word for any fun noisy event

How Lively

rave
39 7.2
rort
  • Australian
9.9
bash
  • Informal
56 4.2
party
∞ 1.0
get-together
  • Informal
46 1.9

Surface Forms

rort singular
rorts plural

Etymology

In Australia and New Zealand, rort can also mean a lively, noisy party or fun event. A helpful way to remember this is to imagine a wild, loud time — someone saying 'That was a great rort!' after a big celebration.