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radge. 3 meanings: 1. angry or uncontrollable 2. a person acting in such a way 3. a rage.... Click for more definitions.
What does the word radge mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word radge . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Radge definition: angry or uncontrollable. See examples of RADGE used in a sentence.
Apr 1, 2014 · A seemingly improbable event can also be described as being “radge”. A word that dates back to the late 19th century, radge is probably a morphing of “rage”. According to Scots Magazine, it was...
- Bawhair
- Boak
- Clarty/Clatty
- Gallus
- Heid-The-Baw
- Hackit
- Jobbie
- Ken
- Lecky
- Neebs
Bawhair is used to determine a very short distance; literally meaning the width of a pubic hair. “That was a bawhair away man!"
To boak is to throw up, or to be very close to throwing up. “Cut that oot you, that’s giein me the boak.”
We all know someone who is clarty (also said as clatty), which is a person of questionable personal hygiene. “He’s a clatty basturt.”
Gallus is a way to define that fine line between confidence and arrogance, or something that is otherwise bold or daring. Gallus is often misused as a general term of endearment for literally anything. “Aye I took her out for dinner on Saturday. She’s gallus, man.”
Heid-the-bawis another word for an idiot. The Scots language is, in fact, full of words for all sorts of specific kinds of iditots, like ...
The adjective hackit, meaning haggard or ugly, is most often used in reference to a woman. “Don’t listen to that hackit old bint.”
A jobbie is basically the equivalent of the word turd(not to mention a plague on the existence of anyone named Robbie, as this author can attest).
Ken, meaning to know, is used freely as punctuation, especially in Dundee and on the east coast of Scotland. “Ken whit ah mean, ken? Aye, ah ken.”
Leckyis electricity—though is usually used in reference to a utility bill, not the actual thing. “There’s me having to put a tenner in that lecky again because you’ll no turn yer telly off!”
Neebs are what you call your friends. The word is derived from neebur (derived itself from neighbor). “Aye, nae danger neebs, catch you the morn.”
Aug 12, 2024 · radge (plural radges) (Geordie, Scotland, Yorkshire) A fit of rage. He hoyed a propa radge when a telt him. He threw a real tantrum when I told him. (derogatory, Scotland) An angry or violent person. Thir's a desperate, pleading edge tae her voice. What a fuckin radge.
radge. ( rædʒ) adj. angry or uncontrollable. n. 1. a person acting in such a way. 2. a rage. [variant of rage; perhaps influenced by Romany raj] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.
