Rort vs Wart - What's the difference?
rort | wart |
(Australia, New Zealand) A scam or fraud, especially involving the misappropriation of public money or resources.
* 2008 , Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) ,
* 2009 , Justine Vaisutis, Australia , Lonely Planet,
* 2011 , Malcolm Knox, , Fierce Focus ,
(Australia, New Zealand, transitive) To cheat or defraud.
* 1992 , Victorian Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) ,
* {{quote-news
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* 2011 , James Morton, Susanna Lobez, Kings of Stings: The Greatest Swindles From Down Under ,
(pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Any similar growth occurring in plants or animals, such as the parotoid glands in the back of toads.
(computing, programming, slang, derogatory) Any of the prefixes used in Hungarian notation.
* 1998 , "Chris Ahlstrom", Hungarian notation'' (on newsgroup ''microsoft.public.vc.language )
* 2002 , "Linonut", Computer Science'' (on newsgroup ''comp.os.linux.advocacy )
As an adjective rort
is .As a verb rort
is .As a noun wart is
guard, ward.rort
English
Noun
(en noun)page 4067,
- Not all of the projects were bad or rorts ; the majority were no doubt valuable to their communities.
page 81,
- It?s one of the great rorts in Australia that for overstaying your welcome (even by five minutes) in a space that may cost only a few dollars to park in, local councils are prepared to fine you anywhere from $50 to $120.
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- The rort was that South Australia and Western Australia, who controlled their grounds, were allowed to double-dip. In Perth, for instance, the WACA sold season tickets, which they marketed in the form of memberships, to everything at the ground, including football. They had a huge membership and were rolling in money, but because they?d sold their tickets in memberships, they declared a loss on the cricket Test match. At the end of the season, though, they?d get the same twofourteenths(sic) of Pool Two as Queensland.
Verb
(en verb)page 496,
- He wants to change the system for the benefit of all and wants to stop the incredible rorting that has occurred within the prisons system.
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page 118,
- York is then alleged to have rorted the doctor out of his share.
Anagrams
*wart
English
(wikipedia wart)Noun
(en noun)- Hungarian warts suck big time! If you need them, your functions are too big and your class interface is much too fat.
- Far easier to not use warts in the first place. Even if a wart is present, you still have to verify the variable's declaration anyway, if you're a diligent maintenance programmer.