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rort
A scam, fraud, dishonest scheme or misuse of a system; also to exploit or manipulate improperly.
In a sentence
The story described him as a rort.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre records rort as an Australian word, with verb evidence from 1919 and later noun/political uses.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established