rad

really cool, but in a more subtle way. as opposed to extreme or awesome. one of the highest compliments you can give someone. being rad is like being cool without having to work for it. it's like a natural coolness.

she seems quiet at frist, but she's actually pretty rad when you get to know her.

these pro skaters have it all wrong, it should be less extreme and more rad, like it was back in the day.

by electric jim August 15, 2004

rad

Something that is really "cool", abreviation for the word radical.

Dang your outfits very rad today.

by 92rediculous January 21, 2017

rad

awesome; cool usually surfer slang

surfer guy just nailed a wave

"dude that wave was so rad!"

by big booty. May 30, 2006

rad

a unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, corresponding to the absorption of 0.01 joule per kilogram of the absorbing material.

That hippo just absorbed exactly 1.3 rads of radiation.

by Nerdinitup June 09, 2009

rad

it's like saying über cool.

talk like a skater from the 80's,
say rad.

by enameline September 11, 2005

rad

Several definitions given here are correct in connecting the term to radical but incorrect in the date of origin. Being old enough, I can attest that it was used at least as far back as the seventies.

"The Ninja Turtles never invented a single term. To suggest so is not rad but very uncool."

by sammmyz December 01, 2014

rad

rad is the act of changing one's {tampon} or pad out for a new one.

girl 1: have you radded yet?
girl 2: no, but i'm about to

by your.moms.spaghettios September 10, 2020