Rad
adjective
Really cool or awesome.
That skateboard trick was rad!
Often appears as...
- rad dude
- rad music
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
noun
A unit to measure absorbed dose of radiation.
The patient received a dose of 10 rad during the radiation therapy.
Often appears as...
- absorbed rad
- radiation rad
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Really cool or awesome.
That skateboard trick was rad!
Often appears as...
- rad dude
- rad music
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
noun
A unit to measure absorbed dose of radiation.
The patient received a dose of 10 rad during the radiation therapy.
Often appears as...
- absorbed rad
- radiation rad
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Youth Slang
Used by young people, especially within skateboarding and surfing communities.
That new video game is rad, everyone's talking about it!
Pro Tip 2/31980s Resurgence
Gained popularity in the 1980s; using 'rad' may evoke nostalgia for that era.
His rad haircut is straight out of an 80s movie.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Vibes
'Rad' conveys a very positive emotion, stronger than 'nice' or 'cool'.
She got the job? That's rad!
Pro Tip 1/3Youth Slang
Used by young people, especially within skateboarding and surfing communities.
That new video game is rad, everyone's talking about it!
Pro Tip 2/31980s Resurgence
Gained popularity in the 1980s; using 'rad' may evoke nostalgia for that era.
His rad haircut is straight out of an 80s movie.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Vibes
'Rad' conveys a very positive emotion, stronger than 'nice' or 'cool'.
She got the job? That's rad!
Pro Tip 1/3Youth Slang
Used by young people, especially within skateboarding and surfing communities.
That new video game is rad, everyone's talking about it!
Pro Tip 2/31980s Resurgence
Gained popularity in the 1980s; using 'rad' may evoke nostalgia for that era.
His rad haircut is straight out of an 80s movie.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Vibes
'Rad' conveys a very positive emotion, stronger than 'nice' or 'cool'.
She got the job? That's rad!
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Mike Libecki & Cory...
looking for the route is it always just takes a week or two to get used to the weather and then you sort of forget that there's warmth other places in the world you sort of get involved with this environment I didn't forget it I do remember that ready now we're sort of giggling in our tent over like this is rad this is so sweet and and I remember
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Sky Caves of Nepal, Part...
place that we were going and sort of the words he was using you know I feel like I come up after these two guys and I'm like are you guys ready for the inarticulate part of the presentation cuz that's you know that all of the words the adjectives and everything I'm just like it's rad you know this place
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Chris Abani on the...
And then we went to a fish restaurant, and we had Chad, the surfer dude, serving us, and he came up and my mother said, "Do you have any specials, young man?" And Chad says, "Sure, like, we have this, like, salmon, that's, like, rolled in this, like, wasabi, like, crust. It's totally rad."
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Hangout With the...
of telling being a successful adventure and telling a good story you know that I do all these sports because I love them probably like everybody is on this panel here and you know they're all my hero is any one of these people are incredibly rad so better to better question for
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Grave Secrets of...
put it into perspective if you have a chest x-ray if you go to a hospital you get approximately three to four rad dosage of x-rays when you have a chest x-ray in a split second we were giving a dose of between two and a half to three thousand rad for forty minutes at a time
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Looking for innovation...
one of my favorite is an e-commerce startup Gordon rad so they sell electronics and clothing on their marketplace and oddly enough this story starts by me rejecting their application from the program but luckily the three
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Bonus: Free Soloing with...
I put my rope away and I switched to soloing. I just had a moment of..., like this is surreally cool. I was like, I can't believe I'm up here with no rope just climbing. Like, this is rad!
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Every Detail PIPE Doomsday...
glass for extra protection we have biological monitoring equipment rad meters chemical test kits to secure his bunker from airborne toxins Jarius belt an ultraviolet radiation
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David Pogue: Cool new...
Bad sound, the signal's weak, the software stinks. A made-in-Hell phone. I've heard there's something new -- a million times more rad than my phone.
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First Look: The Long...
Oh, this is so rad! The boot camp really did bring everybody together in a really wonderful way. The bond on this set is something special.
Video examples
Mike Libecki & Cory...
looking for the route is it always just takes a week or two to get used to the weather and then you sort of forget that there's warmth other places in the world you sort of get involved with this environment I didn't forget it I do remember that ready now we're sort of giggling in our tent over like this is rad this is so sweet and and I remember
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Sky Caves of Nepal, Part...
place that we were going and sort of the words he was using you know I feel like I come up after these two guys and I'm like are you guys ready for the inarticulate part of the presentation cuz that's you know that all of the words the adjectives and everything I'm just like it's rad you know this place
Video examples
Chris Abani on the...
And then we went to a fish restaurant, and we had Chad, the surfer dude, serving us, and he came up and my mother said, "Do you have any specials, young man?" And Chad says, "Sure, like, we have this, like, salmon, that's, like, rolled in this, like, wasabi, like, crust. It's totally rad."
Video examples
Hangout With the...
of telling being a successful adventure and telling a good story you know that I do all these sports because I love them probably like everybody is on this panel here and you know they're all my hero is any one of these people are incredibly rad so better to better question for
Video examples
Grave Secrets of...
put it into perspective if you have a chest x-ray if you go to a hospital you get approximately three to four rad dosage of x-rays when you have a chest x-ray in a split second we were giving a dose of between two and a half to three thousand rad for forty minutes at a time
Video examples
Looking for innovation...
one of my favorite is an e-commerce startup Gordon rad so they sell electronics and clothing on their marketplace and oddly enough this story starts by me rejecting their application from the program but luckily the three
Video examples
Bonus: Free Soloing with...
I put my rope away and I switched to soloing. I just had a moment of..., like this is surreally cool. I was like, I can't believe I'm up here with no rope just climbing. Like, this is rad!
Video examples
Every Detail PIPE Doomsday...
glass for extra protection we have biological monitoring equipment rad meters chemical test kits to secure his bunker from airborne toxins Jarius belt an ultraviolet radiation
Video examples
David Pogue: Cool new...
Bad sound, the signal's weak, the software stinks. A made-in-Hell phone. I've heard there's something new -- a million times more rad than my phone.
Video examples
First Look: The Long...
Oh, this is so rad! The boot camp really did bring everybody together in a really wonderful way. The bond on this set is something special.
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Quote examples
Nick Woodman
American Businessman
Somebody captures an incredible video, shares it online, and inspires millions of other people to go and do the same with their GoPros, and then it happens again and again - and what you've got is this incredible snowball of stoked customers capturing and creating rad content with their GoPros.
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Sofia Richie
American Celebrity
My friend Chloe Bartoli is a really cool stylist. I've talked about fashion with her a lot over the years. And I love Rihanna - she's rad. Through modeling, I've gotten to know a lot of designers that are really cool. Stefano and Domenico of Dolce & Gabbana have been really sweet.
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Dan Reynolds
American Musician
Mormonism truly was a part of my every decision since the day I was born. It taught me to serve others and to feel comfort about the next life. Who doesn't want to live for eternity and have a 'mansion in heaven'? It sounded like a rad deal to me when I was in my teenage years.
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Ryan North
Canadian Writer
The challenge is to stay true to the characters while also having them be entertaining every day, because it turns out that just watching someone be true to themselves isn't that rad to watch.
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Kerli
Estonian Musician
One day, I'll be a crazy old lady with long rainbow hair living in the woods. I will have a rad tree house with tons of rooms for people to come over, recharge, and make art.
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Pete Wentz
American Musician
I remember my first kisses with a lot of people, and they're rad experiences. And you don't have to really take it to that next level because that's what keeps it exciting.
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Hong Chau
American Actress
I'm never concerned about being first or on trend. I only want to feel like my most rad 'me.
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Lauren Cohan
American Actress
I love, love, love, Halloween. I love dressing up - I think it's rad!
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Stella Maxwell
Belgian Model
When something's really rad, I'm like, 'That's wicked.
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Chris Pontius
American Celebrity
Little people are rad.
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Nick Woodman
American Businessman
Somebody captures an incredible video, shares it online, and inspires millions of other people to go and do the same with their GoPros, and then it happens again and again - and what you've got is this incredible snowball of stoked customers capturing and creating rad content with their GoPros.
Quote examples
Sofia Richie
American Celebrity
My friend Chloe Bartoli is a really cool stylist. I've talked about fashion with her a lot over the years. And I love Rihanna - she's rad. Through modeling, I've gotten to know a lot of designers that are really cool. Stefano and Domenico of Dolce & Gabbana have been really sweet.
Quote examples
Dan Reynolds
American Musician
Mormonism truly was a part of my every decision since the day I was born. It taught me to serve others and to feel comfort about the next life. Who doesn't want to live for eternity and have a 'mansion in heaven'? It sounded like a rad deal to me when I was in my teenage years.
Quote examples
Ryan North
Canadian Writer
The challenge is to stay true to the characters while also having them be entertaining every day, because it turns out that just watching someone be true to themselves isn't that rad to watch.
Quote examples
Kerli
Estonian Musician
One day, I'll be a crazy old lady with long rainbow hair living in the woods. I will have a rad tree house with tons of rooms for people to come over, recharge, and make art.
Quote examples
Pete Wentz
American Musician
I remember my first kisses with a lot of people, and they're rad experiences. And you don't have to really take it to that next level because that's what keeps it exciting.
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Hong Chau
American Actress
I'm never concerned about being first or on trend. I only want to feel like my most rad 'me.
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Lauren Cohan
American Actress
I love, love, love, Halloween. I love dressing up - I think it's rad!
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Stella Maxwell
Belgian Model
When something's really rad, I'm like, 'That's wicked.
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Chris Pontius
American Celebrity
Little people are rad.
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