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romp

n.
C1 Advanced US //ˈɹɑmp// UK //ɹˈɒmp// romp Archaic Slang

n. a very easy win in a game or competition where one team is much better than the other. It is a casual way to say that one side won by a lot of points.

n. a decisive and often lopsided victory in a sporting contest. Informal in register; frequently used in journalistic contexts to describe a dominant performance.


SIMPLE

The team's victory was a complete romp.

CONTEXTUAL

After a slow start, the home side turned on the pressure and secured a convincing romp in the second half.

COMPLEX

The defending champions entered the final as heavy favorites, and their performance was a clinical romp that left the opposition with no chance of recovery.

Synonyms
Origin

Probably a variant of ramp.

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