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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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ROPACH, adj. Untidy, slatternly (Rs., Inv., Per. 1968); very dirty (Rs., Arg. 1990s). Gael.Highl. 2003:
'Ropach' describes someone whose pancakes you would never, ever eat.

[Gael. ròpach, viscous, squalid, slovenly.]

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