Definitions

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  • adjective Able to be roped and so restrained.
  • adjective Australia, New Zealand Angry to the point of needing to be restrained from violent action.

Etymologies

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From rope +‎ -able.

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  • Angry.

    September 17, 2008

  • Definitely OZ slang for angry, shitty, pissed off, e.g. "Jeez, when he found out his sheila was cheating on him he was bloody ropeable".

    February 10, 2011