ropeable

1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Angry to the point of needing to be restrained from violent action.Examples: "1903, Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy), Such is Life: Being Certain Extracts From The Diary of Tom Collins, 2004, page 19, ′On′t ole Martin be ropeable when he sees that fence!"; "As soon as I hit the cold air I got even more ropeable. The garage door caught when I was dragging it back and I gave it a God-almighty heave. There was a sharp crack and it came off the hinges. I wanted to smash something, tear something apart with my bare hands, aet fire to the bloody house."; "The phone rang a couple of hours later and it was Di. I have never heard her more ropable in my life; it is the only tongue-lashing I ever remember getting from her and it was excoriating."Synonyms: fit to be tiedAustraliaNew-Zealandslang