Dictionary: RAD – RAF

► RAD adj. 1. quick, hasty, speedy; active, prompt, ready, dexterous; eager, elated → 700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. frightened, afraid, apprehensive; alarmed → 1200 obs. exc. Sc.
adj. 3. over-elated → 19C Eng. dial.
adj. 4. a general intensifier; extreme, excessive, very much, excellent, best; exciting, good → 1982 sl., orig. US teen
adv. quickly, readily, soon → 1250 obs.
n. 1. advice, counsel → 1822 Sc.
n. 2. a political radical → M19 sl.
n. 3. a radiator → 1905 UK servants’ sl.
n. 4. a policeman, usually in plural → 1980 Black British sl.
n. 5. a radio → 1996 UK sl.
► RADA n. a Cadillac Eldorado → 1970 African-American sl.
► RADAR int. a cry of warning at the arrival of the police → 1990 US drug culture & teen sl.
n. a petty thief; someone who will ‘pick up anything’ → 1989 Aust. sl.
► RADAR ALLEY n. any stretch of a motorway heavily patrolled by radar; esp., Interstate 90 between Cleveland and the New York state line → 1971 US sl.
► RADAR CHARLIE n. a poker players with a strong intuitive sense of other players’ hands → 1988 US sl.
► RADCOLLE n. a radish → 1483 obs.
► RADDIE n. 1. a political radical → 1930 sl.
n. 2. an Italian or Anglo-Italian living in London, orig. specifically in Clerkenwell → 1938 sl.
► RADDLE  vb. 1. to beat, to thrash → 1688 N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to banter → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to cheat → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to do anything hastily or perfunctorily → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to do anything to excess → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to mark, observe, watch → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to ruffle or rub up the hair → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to fuddle, to stupefy → 1931 Sc.
► RADDLED adj. 1. fuddled; drunk; tipsy → 1694 obs.
adj. 2. of a face: much made-up → 1920 colloq.
► RADDLER n. a hard blow → 19C Eng. dial.
► RADDLINGS n. money spent in bribery; the act of bribing → 19C Eng. dial.
► RADDOUR n. 1. fear, terror → 1375 Sc. obs.
n. 2. severity, harshness, harsh treatment → 1400 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs.
► RADDY adv. ready → 1726 Sc.
► RADE n. a starfish → 1661 obs.
► RADEUR n. rapidity, impetus, force → 1477 obs.
► RADGE adj. 1. sexually excited, lustful → 1920 Sc.
adj. 2. mad, violently excited, furious, wild, obstreperous, insane → 1923 Sc.
adj. 3. silly, weak-minded → 1923 Sc.
adj. 4. of an idea or situation: foolish, silly, absurd → 1961 sl.
adj. 5. wonderful → 1990 sl.
n. 1. a loose-living woman → 1923 Sc.
n. 2. a wild, obstreperous person or animal → 1963 Sc.
n. 3. a lively girl → 1967 Sc.
n. 4. a temper tantrum → 1990 sl.
n. 5. a psychotic person; a madman → 1995 sl.
vb. to lose one’s temper → 1990 sl.
► RADGED adj. furious, mad → 19C Eng. dial.
► RADGEHEAD n. a psychotic person → 1990 sl.
► RADGEPOT n. an idiot; a fool → 1979 UK sl.
► RADGER n. a wild, intractable creature → 1894 Sc.
► RADGIE adj. mad, violently excited, furious, wild, obstreperous → 1923 Sc.
► RADGIFIED adj. idiotic, very silly → 20C UK sl.
► RADGY adj. 1. ill-tempered, angry, excited, violent, mad, furious, insane → 19C Eng. dial. & sl.
adj. 2. lewd, wanton → 19C Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of an idea or situation: foolish, absurd → 1990 sl.
adj. 4. wonderful → 1990 sl.
n. a psychotic person → 1990 sl.
► RADIANT adj. of heat: strong, fierce → 1508 obs.
► RADIATE A MORTGAGE vb. to cancel a mortgage → 2001 Can. sl.
► RADIATOR WHISKY n. strong, homemade whisky → 1999 US sl.
► RADIC n. a police officer, esp. armed police; an ‘eradicator’ → 1994 UK sl.
► RADICAL adj. 1. disobedient → 19C Eng. dial.
adj. 2. tiresome → 19C Eng. dial.
adj. 3. extreme, outrageous, good, excellent → 1967 US sl., orig. surfing usage
n. 1. a troublesome boy → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 2. an impudent, idle, dissipated fellow; a rascal → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 3. roasted corn → 1820 sl.
► RADICATE adj. rooted, deep-seated, firmly established → 1656 obs.
vb. to take root, to become established → 1656 obs.
► RADICATION n. the police → 1970 Black British sl.
► RADICS n. the police → 1970 Black British sl.
► RADIO int. be quiet! stop that! → 1960 US prison sl.
adj. insane, crazy, mad → 1960 rhyming sl. for ‘mental’ (radio rental)
n. a prisoner who talks loudly and without paying attention to who might be listening → 1976 US sl.
► RADIO ONES n. diarrhoea → 1992 UK rhyming slang for ‘the runs’
► RADIO RENTAL adj. wonderful, amazing; insane, mad, crazy → 1960 rhyming sl. for ‘mental’
► RADIO RENTALS adj. wonderful, amazing; insane, mad, crazy → 1960 rhyming sl. for ‘mental’
► RADIO-SEE-UM n. one who uses a divining rod → 1965 Amer. dial.
► RADIO THAT! int. used in prison as a demand for quiet → 1981 US sl.
► RADIO THAT SHIT! int. used in prison as a demand for quiet → 1981 US sl.
► RADIOUS adj. radiant, bright → 1500 obs.
► RADISH n. 1. the penis → L19 sl.
n. 2. a bogus communist → 1915 World War I Amer. sl.
► RADISHES! int. an exclamation of disgust and annoyance → 1970 US students’ sl.
► RADIUS n. the bony spine or sting near the base of the tail of a stingray → 1661 obs.
► RADIX n. 1. the source or origin; that in which anything originates → 1607
n. 2. ancestral root or stock → 1651 obs.
n. 3. the police → 1970 Black British sl.
► RADJY adj. delightful → 1930 sl.
► RADLY adv. quickly, promptly, without delay, soon → 888 obs. exc. Sc.
► RADNESS n. fear, fright → 1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs.
► RAD-O adj. a general intensifier; extreme, excessive, very much, excellent, best → 1980 sl., orig. US teen usage
► ‘RADO n. a Cadillac El Dorado → 1970 African-American sl.
► RADOTAGE n. disconnected mutterings → 1828 Sc.
► RADOTE vb. to mutter disconnectedly → 1595 Sc. obs.
► RADOUR n. rapidity, impetus, force → 1477 obs.
► RAD PAD n. in skateboarding: a rubber wedge used as a shock pad that changes the angles at which the axle assembly is mounted → 1976 US sl.
► RADS n. the police → 2000 UK sl.
► RAE n. a rod, a small branch of a tree → 1914 Sc.
► R.A.F. adj. used of a very unattractive woman (Rough As Fuck) → 1990 sl.
► RAFE n. a pawnbroker’s ticket → 1860 sl.
► RAFF adj. 1. disreputable, vulgar, low → 1823
adj. 2. cheerful, contented → 1911 Sc.
n. 1. abundance, plenty → 1320 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a class of persons → 1330 obs.
n. 3. worthless material, trash, rubbish, refuse → 1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 4. the rabble; the rag-tag; the lowest class of the populace → 1673
n. 5. a large number or collection → 1677 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 6. a low, disorderly person; a vulgar worthless person → 1785
n. 7. a short sharp shower of rain or snow, accompanied by gusts of wind; a driving shower → 1790 Sc.
n. 8. a confused heap; a medley → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 9. a drunken carouse → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 10. idle ways; foolishness → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 11. spoil, plunder, booty → 19C Eng. dial. & sl.
n. 12. refuse; lumber → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
vb. 1. to sweep together → 1602 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to be full of mirth or fun; to abound with boisterous good spirits → 1824 Sc.
vb. 3. to live filthily → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► THE RAFF n. the Royal Air Force → 1918 Royal Air Force colloq.
► RAFFAGE n. rubbish, refuse, odds and ends → 19C Eng. dial.
► RAFFALLY n. idle, dissolute people → 19C Eng. dial. obs.
► RAFFATORY adj. refractory, stubborn, unmanageable → 1881 Eng. dial.
► RAFFELLY adj. unkempt, slovenly → 1967 Sc.
► RAFFER n. a person in the Royal Air Force, not usually applied to officers → 1939 colloq.
► RAFFERTORY adj. refractory, stubborn, unmanageable → 1881 Eng. dial.
► RAFFERTY RULES ► RAFFERTY’S RULES n. no rules whatsoever, anything goes → 1918 Aust. & NZ sl.
► RAFFERY n. raffish conduct → 1819
► RAFFIE adj. 1. abundant, generous, plentiful, well-supplied → 1871 Sc.
adj. 2. of crops, animals, etc.: thriving, healthy, flourishing → 1871 Sc.
► RAFFIN adj. roistering, merry, boisterously hearty → 1721 Sc.
► RAFFING adj. 1. merry, hearty; noisy → 1719 Sc.
adj. 2. drinking, carousing → 19C Eng. dial.
► RAFFISH adj. 1. sportive; rough → 19C Eng. dial.
adj. 2. disreputable, vulgar; worthless; low; of bad character → 1801
adj. 3. connected with the  Royal Aircraft Factory → 1915 Air Force usage
► RAFFISHNESS n. scampishness → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► RAFFLE adj. idle; foolish → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 1. a game of chance played with three dice, in which the winner was the person who threw the three all alike, or, if none did so, the one who threw the highest pair; also, the throwing of a doublet or triplet in this game → 1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. of persons: rabble; riff-raff → 1486 obs.
n. 3. a low fellow; an idle vagabond → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 4. a mistake, a miscalculation → 19C rhyming sl. for ‘ricket’ (raffle ticket)
n. 5. a tangle → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 6. of things: rubbish, refuse; worthless stuff → 1848
n. 7. booty → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
vb. 1. to cast dice, draw lots, etc. for something → 1680
vb. 2. to crumple → 1728
vb. 3. to quarrel, to wrangle → 1750 obs.
vb. 4. to confuse, perplex → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to lead a wild, dissolute life → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to talk incoherently → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to ravel, to entangle → 1800 N. Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to ruffle → 1868 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to live filthily → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► RAFFLE-CAP n. a loose, disorderly person → 19C Eng. dial.
► RAFFLE-COFFIN n. a ruffian; a ribald fellow; a villain → 1696 sl.
► RAFFLE-COPPIN n. a loose, disorderly person → 19C Eng. dial.
► RAFFLE-PACK adj. low, disorderly, of loose habits → 19C Eng, dial.
n. a loose, disorderly person → 19C Eng. dial.
► RAFFLER n. 1. a quarrelsome person → 1750 obs.
n. 2. a worthless fellow → 19C Eng. dial.
► RAFFLES n. a gentleman or society thief, esp. a burglar → 19C sl.
► RAFFLE TICKET n. a mistake → 19C rhyming sl. for ‘ricket’
► RAFFLE-TOPPIN ► RAFFLE-TOPPING n. a wild, reckless, foolish person → 19C Eng. dial.
► RAFFLIN ► RAFFLING adj. 1. idle, worthless, dissolute, disorderly → 19C Eng. dial.
adj. 2. perplexing, disturbing → 19C Eng. dial.
n. a disorderly person → 19C Eng. dial.
► RAFFLINGS n. 1. entangled threads → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 2. mistakes; miscalculations → 19C Eng. dial.
► RAFFLY adj. of weakened or confused intellect → 19C Eng. dial.
► RAFF-MERCHANT n. a marine-store dealer → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► RAFF OFF vb. to leave, to go → 1980 sl.
► RAFFS n. inhabitants of the University of Oxford → 1785 colloq.
► RAFFY adj. 1. drunken; dissipated; wild → 19C Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of loose texture → 1867
adj. 3. abundant, generous, liberal, plentiful, well-supplied → 1871 Sc.
adj. 4. of crops, animals, etc.: thriving, healthy, flourishing → 1871 Sc.
► RAFLOCK n. a fragment → 19C Eng. dial.
► RAFT adj. torn off → 1818
n. 1. a dense flock of swimming birds or mammals → 1718
n. 2. a damp mist → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 3. a fusty and damp smell, such as often proceeds from what has been closely shut up → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 4. a large number, amount or quantity → 1830 Eng. dial. & sl.
n. 5. a large collection; a crowd; a lot; used disparagingly → 1833 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 6. a tall, thin person → 1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 7. a piece of toast → L19 US sl.
vb. 1. to irritate → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to rouse, disturb, alarm → 19C Eng. dial.
► RAFTER n. a Cuban refugee who arrives in Florida after a journey on a raft → 1990 US sl.
► RAFTS n. a vast amount → 2009 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► RAFTY adj. 1. damp, musty, fusty → 1655 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. stale, rancid; usually said of bacon → 1722 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 3. ill-tempered, difficult to manage → 19C Eng. dial.
adj. 4. misty, wet, cold, draughty → 19C Eng. dial.
adj. 5. very → 19C Eng. dial.