K Rad

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K-rad literally means 1000 times rad, just as a kbyte or kilobyte refers to around 1000 bytes. K-rad was made popular in the 1980s by computer hacker circles. The word 'rad' reffered to a radical act performed by a hacker which deserved congratulations. The term k-rad originated around the same time people started talking in numbers l1k3 th15. This type of language first started apearing on BBSes and FTP warez sites. Urban Dictionary

Short for "kilo rad", as in "kilo byte." This is old school 1337 slang, first popularized on BBS's. Urban Dictionary

For when one rad is just not enough. Urban Dictionary

Term expressing 1337-nes or Ub3r-5k1lz. Common among WareZ d00dz. Urban Dictionary

Variation of "rad", itself an abbreviated form of "radical". Northern Californian in origin, specific to Berkeley, especially University of California math/computer science students. Usually considered "geeky". Urban Dictionary

Orgin; oldskool haxx0r typea (adj.)Some say it comes from a combination of the words 'kool' and 'rad' (K-Rad); Meaning not just kool, not just rad, but kool AND rad. :) Urban Dictionary

Someone who has passed the normal level of "Rad" Urban Dictionary

OK, radical. Radical was a common slang word for really great mostly used in the midwest USA in the early to mid 1980s. K rad, k bye, and k cool were alternatives to just "bye" on the phone, and later trickled into BBS sysop quit messages. k-kool also appeared on BBS's. Urban Dictionary

A failed attempt at doing something rad. The K comes from the symbol used for a strike against a batter in baseball. Also used to mean something very rad, with the K coming from the abbreviation for thousand (a thousand times rad). The disparity between the two meanings is similar to that of "bad" meaning both good and actually bad. Originates from BBS days, with overuse leading to confusion and hence the split definition. Only should be used on-line. Meaning should be clear from context. Urban Dictionary

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