Ripped off

n.

Heard in Dublin

1) To be cheated on by one's boyfriend or girlfriend. 2) To be overcharged or given poor value for money.

In use

He ripped her off. The shop ripped me off.

Posh English

He was unfaithful to her. The shop charged me an exorbitant sum.

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