What is Trad?
1.
A skinhead who is not racist, nor vehemently anti-racist (
trads don't care about your politics, they are just normal working class skinheads
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trad is short for traditional, a way of saying somthing is particularly cool or hip. similar to rad.
Check out that caddy, those are some trad wheels
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Adjective used by rock climbers to describe a technique of self-protection or a particular climb which does not involve the use of bolts.
I have never climbed a bolted route. I am strictly a trad climber.
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Traditional; typically used in the context of clothing, grooming, and other aspects of one's personal presentation. An item is "trad" if it either (a) was manufactured during the relevant time period, usually the 1930s through 1950s, or (b) is a modern item with design aspects inherited from or complementary with that time period.
That Brooks Brothers sack blazer is very trad!
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An acronym for totally rockin' awesome dude. Also related to rad.
That back flip off the 20-foot high wall was trad
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synonymous with 'cliche' this 21st century slang term is used to demean and taunt someone/something that is repetitive, unoriginal, uninspired, generic
comes from the word traditional in its negative conotation
in short your drum and bass night is extremely tired and veritably TRAD!
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1: Short for Tradition when used in reference to a religious group, especially a sect within a specific religion.
Well in my trad, we do things differently.
