The brand started by Adolf Dassler (1900-1978) (his older brother founds Puma), his child nickname was Adi (Dassler). Then the name Adidas was made. Started as a football (futbol, soccer) footwear company, characterized by the Three Stripes which licensing was bought from Karhu (a shoe company that made track shoes). The company is a large success with new technologies and expanding to all degrees of clothing and fashion. New hits include the Boost technology and its recent sales going above Jordan in America.

Adidas meaning bowling shoes.

A german sportswear firm named after its founder Adi Dassler. Originally clothes and shoes made exclusively for sportsmen and women. However the sports clothing was made popular and brought into mainstream culture by uk football fans. When Liverpool f.c. where dominant in europe 1976-84 there fans where responsible for bringing this style into mainsteam culture a long time b4 hip hop knew anything about it.

Adidas, a term sometimes used by Crips or Folks (usually LA oriented and represented by the color blue) to insult Bloods (represented by the color red) and/or warn them away from territory and/or announce when a Blood gang member might be executed by a Crip or Folk.

A: At
D: Dawn/Dusk
I: I
D: Dust
A: All
S: SLOBS (usually the 'B' (representing 'Blood') will be crossed out in the word SLOB as a warning if someone just writes 'SLOB' as a threat or insult. SLOB is an insulting word for Bloods while the word CRAB is an insulting word for Crips)

There are variations on the actual wording of the acronym Adidas, but when used in gang culture it is a threat to Bloods and people affiliated with Bloods.

A slavs only clothing line of choice.

A>all
D>day
I>I
D>dream
A>about
S>sex

All
Day
I
Dream
About
SEX