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William Hupy
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Rant

Postby William Hupy » Thu Jun 02, 2016 11:51 pm

From Dutch and probably German related. Any thoughts on this
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Re: Rant

Postby Slava » Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:54 am

Thoughts:

  • Usually, or at least quite often, paired with rave.
  • Rather frequently used of late when mentioning "social" media posts.
  • Its root means "to speak foolishly". I quite agree, most rants do descend to foolishness.
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