OK, radical. Radical was a common slang word for really great mostly used in the midwest USA in the early to mid 1980s. K rad, k bye, and k cool were alternatives to just "bye" on the phone, and later trickled into BBS sysop quit messages. k-kool also appeared on BBS's.
by Clewin January 04, 2006
A failed attempt at doing something rad.
The K comes from the symbol used for a strike against a batter in baseball.
Also used to mean something very rad, with the K coming from the abbreviation for thousand (a thousand times rad).
The disparity between the two meanings is similar to that of "bad" meaning both good and actually bad.
Originates from BBS days, with overuse leading to confusion and hence the split definition. Only should be used on-line. Meaning should be clear from context.
The K comes from the symbol used for a strike against a batter in baseball.
Also used to mean something very rad, with the K coming from the abbreviation for thousand (a thousand times rad).
The disparity between the two meanings is similar to that of "bad" meaning both good and actually bad.
Originates from BBS days, with overuse leading to confusion and hence the split definition. Only should be used on-line. Meaning should be clear from context.
by Jason Nappier October 03, 2004