A loving, committed relationship between 3 people. All 3 people are equal in the relationship and typically sexually intimate with both of the other two. Like a marriage, but with 3 people.
Most often found between 3 gay men, but could also be (in order of likelihood) 2 men and 1 woman, 2 women and 1 man or 3 women.
A Triad is a partnership of equals and does not have the same stigmas associated with it as does polygamy which is sometimes (not always) more about a man married to and/or controlling multiple women who are not involved with each other sexually.
Most often found between 3 gay men, but could also be (in order of likelihood) 2 men and 1 woman, 2 women and 1 man or 3 women.
A Triad is a partnership of equals and does not have the same stigmas associated with it as does polygamy which is sometimes (not always) more about a man married to and/or controlling multiple women who are not involved with each other sexually.
"Brian and Duane have been together for about 6 months, but Richard just joined them to become an official triad."
David and Cynthia have been married for a while, but Mike just moved in and they are now a triad.
David and Cynthia have been married for a while, but Mike just moved in and they are now a triad.
by cj0819 April 29, 2011
Get the Triad mug.A symbol of 30 Seconds to Mars . It comes from the ancient symbol for air and is in the shape of a triangle with a line through it. It serves as an identifier for fellow fans, and two of the band members have a tattoo of the symbol on themselves.
Person 1: hey man I see you're wearing a triad necklace. are you a 30 Seconds to Mars fan?
Person 2: Yeah dude, I'm part of the echelon!
Person 2: Yeah dude, I'm part of the echelon!
by Pride-and-fate-of-a-Mars-fan November 21, 2011
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1. A crime organization started in China a couple of centuries ago that was originally a group of monks who planned to overthrow the ruling monarchial family and replace it with the one that had ruled before it. Currently, they operate primarily throughout Southeast Asia, as well as in cities throughout the east and west coasts of the US, and possibly in a few cities in the UK.
2. In western culture, the ASIAN (AZN would be pronounced azz-nn, you fuckwhits) attept at gangsta status. It's nice to know our fellow Asian-American youths are growing up to idolize drug-dealers, whore-mongerers, and murderers, because I was afraid that you guys might be smart enough to realize just how fucking base and primitive Western culture has become in recent decades, but I guess you're just as stupid as the rest of us, and decided to blend in with the "In" Crowd rather than stand agianst it.
2. In western culture, the ASIAN (AZN would be pronounced azz-nn, you fuckwhits) attept at gangsta status. It's nice to know our fellow Asian-American youths are growing up to idolize drug-dealers, whore-mongerers, and murderers, because I was afraid that you guys might be smart enough to realize just how fucking base and primitive Western culture has become in recent decades, but I guess you're just as stupid as the rest of us, and decided to blend in with the "In" Crowd rather than stand agianst it.
1. The Triads, like the Russian and Italian gangsters, are fucking scary.
2. A few years ago in north Conneticut, a Chinese guy of about 20 years or so slashed his father in the neck over an argument concerning their restaruant business. You just know the Triads were involved.
2. A few years ago in north Conneticut, a Chinese guy of about 20 years or so slashed his father in the neck over an argument concerning their restaruant business. You just know the Triads were involved.
by C-can February 8, 2004
Get the Triad mug.The Sun Yee On Triad, Flying Dragons, Ghost Shadows, Wah Ching, Wo Hop To Triad, 4 Seas, are considered Triads because they're Chinese blooded. They can do organized crime like the Italian Mafia, as well as blast at people, jump people, rob people, shoot out rival gangbangers just like black gangs, & vatos do. The younger heads, that can be just 13 damn years old, do the dirty work for the Dai Lo's to earn their respect. They're usually marked in the gang by showing loyalty, getting tattoos, and cigarette/insense burns all over the body. Prostitution and gambling is the bread and butter for most Triads.
The Triad was getting into trouble with some street gang, so one called his Chinese brothers in Hong Kong to come. So they take the next flight to America and blast the shit out of these faggots and also their family.
by DaKid August 26, 2005
Get the triad mug.A name for organized crime based in Hong Kong or mainland China, also used to denote a member thereof. Note: You can't say "Jin-Wa belongs to a gang named the Triad." This would be akin to saying "Corleone belongs to a gang named the Mafia." No, you say "Jin-Wa was a Triad," or "Jin-Wa belonged to the Triads." You idiotic ignorant wanna-be bastard movie reviewers who don't know shit.
by bigtrick December 16, 2004
Get the triad mug.A network of criminal organizations symbolically based in Hong Kong, though it was originally not primarily criminal and based primarily in Shanghai. It is similar to the Sicilian Mafia, and their Palermo is Hong Kong. They flourished in Hong Kong under the British and Japanese, but were largely eradicated on the mainland by Communist law. In time, the communists will remove them from Hong Kong, as well.
Triads are BAD. Drug pushing, prostitution and protection rackets, gun smuggling, and large-scale infiltration of the law. Chinese "mafia" that can fuck up the italians, the russians, the japs, and the blacks in many parts of the world. I'll smile when the last of them is brought into the teeth of Chinese justice.
Triads are BAD. Drug pushing, prostitution and protection rackets, gun smuggling, and large-scale infiltration of the law. Chinese "mafia" that can fuck up the italians, the russians, the japs, and the blacks in many parts of the world. I'll smile when the last of them is brought into the teeth of Chinese justice.
Yo, you see that big ass dragon tattoo all over that chinese construction worker's back? He's a triad enforcer boy, don't fuck with him.
by John Chao November 15, 2004
Get the Triad mug.A legal herbal aroma mix that when smoked, will produce synthetic THC, leading to an excited, short-lived high comparable to marijuana smoke. Also known as K2 and Genie.
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