radical - adj - Slang Excellent; wonderful. RAD is a shortened version.
Origin - U.S. youth slang use is from 1983, from 1970s surfer slang meaning "at the limits of control." Radical chic is attested from 1970.
from urbandictionary.com:
Rad:An abbreviation of 'radical'--a term made popular by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Still primarily used by people on the West Coast who find words like 'cool', 'awesome', and 'tight' to be tired and overused; 'rad' is generally considered to be a much higher praise than the aforementioned superlatives. Also used as a general expression of awe.
"Those are some rad shoes.""Oh, RAD."
and.... from wiki:
Surf Terminology: Surfing (particularly in Southern California) has its own slang, which has coincided with Valspeak. Words like "tubular" and "gnarly" are associated with both.
survey says..... RAD IS A CALIFORNIA WORD.
one point for kim
1 comment:
That is so awesome, Kim!! You totally get one point (that means you are in the lead!!)
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