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7. trad
synonymous with 'cliche' this 21st century slang term is used to demean and taunt someone/something that is repetitive, unoriginal, uninspired, generic

comes from the word traditional in its negative conotation
in short your drum and bass night is extremely tired and veritably TRAD!
1. trad
Traditional; typically used in the context of clothing, grooming, and other aspects of one's personal presentation. An item is "trad" if it either (a) was manufactured during the relevant time period, usually the 1930s through 1950s, or (b) is a modern item with design aspects inherited from or complementary with that time period.
That Brooks Brothers sack blazer is very trad!
2. Trad
A skinhead who is not racist, nor vehemently anti-racist (sharp), but is apolitical and interested only in "traditional" skinhead music and culture.
trads don't care about your politics, they are just normal working class skinheads
by oioioi Feb 9, 2005 add a video
3. trad
Adjective used by rock climbers to describe a technique of self-protection or a particular climb which does not involve the use of bolts.
I have never climbed a bolted route. I am strictly a trad climber.
by Rock-man-enough Apr 9, 2004 add a video
4. Trad
trad is short for traditional, a way of saying somthing is particularly cool or hip. similar to rad.
Check out that caddy, those are some trad wheels
by jakarta Dec 8, 2004 add a video
5. Trad
Another word for retard or tard. First used when accidentaly misspelling tard over instant messaging but now used as a replacement for the word. Anyone who is called a trad can be though of as a retard's retard.
Guy: Nice Job getting us in detention for trying to sneak into the Science teacher's test cabinet.. trad!

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Guy: I invited Matt over but he said he had to "study". What a trad!
6. trad
An acronym for totally rockin' awesome dude. Also related to rad.
That back flip off the 20-foot high wall was trad
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