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Ripperology

noun

Etymology

From ripper + -ology.

  1. derived from *(s)ker-✻ — “to bend”
  2. derived from *hrepaz✻
  3. derived from hrip
  4. derived from ripier — “basket”
  5. suffixed as ripperology — “ripper + ology”

Definitions

  1. The study of Jack the Ripper, an unidentified serial killer active around the Whitechapel…

    The study of Jack the Ripper, an unidentified serial killer active around the Whitechapel district of London in the late 19th century.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA