Trad

What do we mean by trad?

Following established tradition in a given sphere of activity, especially in conscious rejection of stylistic or technical innovations. adjective

Of or relating to traditional folk music, especially the folk music of Europe and of peoples of European origin. adjective

Of or relating to a form of rock climbing emphasizing route finding and the placement of protective gear by the leader rather than athletic moves on routes protected by bolts. adjective

A Middle English preterit of tread. noun

Imp. of tread.

Short for traditional, referring to an older or original style, especially in the phrase trad jazz. adjective

Short for traditional, used in lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time. adjective

Traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s noun

Traditional climbing.

Irish traditional music

A traditionalist.

Anything traditional, such as a school or a model of car.

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. Urban Dictionary

Adjective used by rock climbers to describe a technique of self-protection or a particular climb which does not involve the use of bolts. Urban Dictionary

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 Urban Dictionary

Something being of traditional Irish origin. Urban Dictionary

An acronym for totally rockin' awesome dude. Also related to rad. Urban Dictionary

A transsexual chad Urban Dictionary

Comes from the word retard and is used when wanting to call the victim of the afformentioned taunt without them knowing you are calling them a retard Urban Dictionary

Past tense of tred Urban Dictionary

Relating to canon pairings in anime. Urban Dictionary

Trad is short for traditional, a way of saying somthing is particularly cool or hip. similar to rad. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to trad:
trad.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word trad:
simp, arr, bilk, skiffle, jig, dixieland, bolted, climber, ivor, climbing, dad, pinyin, jazz, bolts, beirut, unicode, wen, lebanese, soloist, barber, dear, trumpet, beatles, scots, ruby, folk, lang, estonian, climb, lebanon, tibet, protective, gaelic, staged, gear, blues, awards, sport, tuesday, routes, boom, rhythm, welsh, afternoon, traditional, celtic, dome, choir, influences, bands, dave, revival, sessions, ensemble, chorus, orleans, keith, styles, islamic, ken, faces, tea, music, der, rock, stones, barry, rolling, roll, scottish, arranged, irish, contest, band, palace, solo, happy, protection, lyrics, britain, daniel, chris, musician, poem, australian.

Adjectives that are often used to describe trad:
foreign, free, gastrointestinal, large, international, great, british, non, old, intestinal, american, digestive, retail, civil, fam, indian, genital, urinary, music, private, regular, irish, upper, direct, female, pyramidal, muslim, european, particular, major, avec, total, local, vaft, fmall, lower, western, french, reproductive, rival, oral.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective trad:
mcn, ing, date.

Words that sound like trad:
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