K-rad

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.

That was so k-rad, you lamer.

by Jason Nappier October 03, 2004

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K-rad literally means 1000 times rad, just as a kbyte or kilobyte refers to around 1000 bytes.

K-rad was made popular in the 1980s by computer hacker circles. The word 'rad' reffered to a radical act performed by a hacker which deserved congratulations.

The term k-rad originated around the same time people started talking in numbers l1k3 th15. This type of language first started apearing on BBSes and FTP warez sites.

I h4v3 +h3 m05+ 733+, k-r4d 5k1llz 0n th3 n3+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I have the most leet, k-rad skillz on the net!)

by listen.to/petecrane March 04, 2003

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Short for "kilo rad", as in "kilo byte." This is old school 1337 slang, first popularized on BBS's.

h0KAY U K-RAD K00L GIE!

by boohiss December 09, 2003

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K rad

Someone who has passed the normal level of "Rad"

That was fuckin K rad

by melvin April 29, 2003

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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.

caller: I should have the file uploaded in 30 seconds.

receiver: k rad, got it.

caller: k bye

by Clewin January 04, 2006

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