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by yamtaddle 1247 days ago
I bet I see or hear "ripoff" and derivatives used to describe what turned out to be a shitty deal, about 100x more often than I see or hear it used to mean "stealing".

[EDIT] But perhaps it connotes differently outside American English? That could be.

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The metaphorical usage might be more common. But here's the definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip-off