English Lessons

Rad!

Idioms and Slang

May 10 2007

max.murphy

Lesson

Rad is an adjective similar to "cool" that's used to describe anything.Use it like this:

"Wow! That was rad!", "The weather today is rad.", "Your new shoes are rad!"

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03:36 PM May 10 2007 \| Reply
john United States	I love "rad." Seemed like people stopped using it for a few years, but now it's coming back!

03:36 PM May 10 2007 | Reply

john

United States

I love "rad." Seemed like people stopped using it for a few years, but now it's coming back!

04:08 PM May 10 2007 \| Reply
jasonsimms United States	This band from Portland, Show Me the Pink, uses "rad" to mean alternative. They talk about Rad America, a more liberal country that exists inside and throughout the US. Instead of Thanksgiving, they have the Rad America Supper.

04:08 PM May 10 2007 | Reply

jasonsimms

United States

This band from Portland, Show Me the Pink, uses "rad" to mean alternative. They talk about Rad America, a more liberal country that exists inside and throughout the US. Instead of Thanksgiving, they have the Rad America Supper.

04:16 PM May 10 2007 \| Reply
zz-top United States	Yeah I used to use that word in the 80's! Maybe it's like "sweet" which is also staging a comeback.

04:16 PM May 10 2007 | Reply

zz-top

United States

Yeah I used to use that word in the 80's! Maybe it's like "sweet" which is also staging a comeback.

04:18 PM May 10 2007 \| Reply
john United States	has anyone seen the movie "Rad?" i think the photo for this lesson is the movie poster. it's about bmx bikes, right? riding bmx bikes is rad. i think i can still do a table top…

04:18 PM May 10 2007 | Reply

john

United States

has anyone seen the movie "Rad?" i think the photo for this lesson is the movie poster. it's about bmx bikes, right? riding bmx bikes is rad. i think i can still do a table top…

02:18 AM May 11 2007 \| Reply
cool_shivika India	RAD MEANS COOL OR SOMETHING RELATED TO IT….............I GOT A WICKED NEW WORD EXAMPLE CAN BE….......I LOOK RAD IN THOSE KISSES IN MA PIC RIGHT PEOPLE…..........

02:18 AM May 11 2007 | Reply

cool_shivika

India

RAD MEANS COOL OR SOMETHING RELATED TO IT….............I GOT A WICKED NEW WORD

EXAMPLE CAN BE….......I LOOK RAD IN THOSE KISSES IN MA PIC

RIGHT PEOPLE…..........

02:53 AM May 11 2007 \| Reply
black"n"blue Saudi Arabia	okay i met a rad person today at a chat room …

02:53 AM May 11 2007 | Reply

black"n"blue

Saudi Arabia

okay i met a rad person today at a chat room …

12:03 PM May 11 2007 \| Reply
max's girlfriend United States	I like the use of "rad" to mean alternative! "Rad" is short for "radical" (in this usage it is an adjective meaning "extreme" or "far-out") which is also a wicked word to use instead of "cool."

12:03 PM May 11 2007 | Reply

max's girlfriend

United States

I like the use of "rad" to mean alternative! "Rad" is short for "radical" (in this usage it is an adjective meaning "extreme" or "far-out") which is also a wicked word to use instead of "cool."