romper
/ˈɹɒmpə/
Etymology
Ellipsis of romper suit.
romper means someone who romps or frolics. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
romper is pronounced /ˈɹɒmpə/.
noun
- Someone who romps or frolics.“For a brief spell in 1974, Polly was singing in blackface as Sarah Leone with a British reggae romper named Tony Jackson.”
- A ship that has moved far ahead of a convoy.
- A onesie.“Prompted to pose on her bed, [Tavi Gevinson] dressed in a skimpy romper, “pouting,” she recalled, “with heavily lined eyes and straightened blonde hair.””
verb
- To abduct (a victim) to a room where they are tortured and murdered; associated with the Ulster Defence Association.“James McCartan was about to be ‘rompered’, but not before those present poured themselves drinks.”