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Rip

A large inhalation, typically from a bong or dab rig, from standard English rip ("to tear forcefully"), evoking the sharp draw and the audible tearing or bubbling of water. Green's Dictionary of Slang lists drug-inhalation senses of rip from the late 20th century; "bong rip" became entrenched in U.S. stoner vocabulary alongside "bong hit," first in English use c. 1978 (Washingtonian). Sometimes popularly associated with Northern California bong culture; now universal in English-language cannabis slang.

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