romper

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Someone who romps or frolics.

   For a brief spell in 1974, Polly was singing in blackface as Sarah Leone with a British reggae romper named Tony Jackson.

2. 2
   noun

   A onesie.

   Prompted to pose on her bed, [Tavi Gevinson] dressed in a skimpy romper, “pouting,” she recalled, “with heavily lined eyes and straightened blonde hair.”

3. 3
   verb

   To abduct (a victim) to a room where they are tortured and murdered; associated with the Ulster Defence Association.

   James McCartan was about to be ‘rompered’, but not before those present poured themselves drinks.

4. 4
   noun

   a one-piece garment for children to wear at play

5. 5
   noun

   a person who romps or frolics

6. 6
   noun

   A ship that has moved far ahead of a convoy.

Etymology

Ellipsis of romper suit.