DREAD

Detroit Rockers Engaged in the Abolition of Disco

This was a stunt orchestrated by the Detroit, MI, hard rock radio station WRIF for see above. DREAD members pledged as follows:
"I will never wear platform shoes.
I will never wear zodiac jewelry.
I will never listen to disco records and/or disco stations.
Silk dresses and three piece suits are extremely suspect.
A violation of any of these conditions is punishable by 'THE CHAIR'."

I did have a DREAD card in my youth. (If I still had it I could have made a fortune on ebay.)

by Sonya_402 December 5, 2009

dreadful

extremely bad or serious

there's been a dreadful accident

by almeighty November 8, 2017

dreads

dreadlocks (hair style) made popular by rastas. Got its name from the 'white mans' supposed aversion to them, hence DREAD locks.

Bob Marley's Hair (may he rest in peace)

by Ganja! August 12, 2005

dreads

dread-locks

nice dreads dude

by tyrell April 12, 2003

Dread

Bahamian slang for man or bey

mudda sick dread you see dat girl

by John Brown April 14, 2004

Dread

Popular Word, Caribean/Bahamian Roots. Showing astonishment.

"Dread...I can't belive we won..."

by Anon January 27, 2005

dread

A Rastafarian. Short for "natty dread" and derived from "dreadlocks."

"Dread at the controls!"

"Dread, natty dread now. Dreadlock bongo congo I."

by Jawsy March 29, 2008