Rad
MEANING
ORIGIN
American English
ETYMOLOGY
Shortened form of 'radical' used colloquially to mean 'excellent' or 'cool'.
CULTURAL NOTES
Popularized in the 1980s and 1990s within youth culture.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Gained popularity as a slang term in the skateboarding and extreme sports communities.
MEANING
ORIGIN
Slavic
ETYMOLOGY
Derived from the Slavic element 'rad', meaning 'happy' or 'willing'.
CULTURAL NOTES
Often used as a root in Slavic names indicating joy or willingness.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Commonly found in Eastern European names, such as Radovan or Radomir.
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