Does "ripped" here a slang? can't get its meaning...
He is also obsessed with working out and building up his body so he is really ripped and when he's not working out he's busy fighting with his brother
In the given context "ripped" is a term from bodybuilding. Someone who has highly developed muscles and almost no fat, thereby allowing the pattern of their muscles to look very well defined, is said to be "ripped". Bodybuilders tend to reduce their weight just before a competition so that they'll be as ripped as possible when they are being judged.
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In the given context "ripped" is a term from bodybuilding. Someone who has highly developed muscles and almost no fat, thereby allowing the pattern of their muscles to look very well defined, is said to be "ripped". Bodybuilders tend to reduce their weight just before a competition so that they'll be as ripped as possible when they are being judged.
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