Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rad trad

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: rad -trad
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One affiliated with traditionalist Roman Catholicism, especially taking positions considered not mainstream.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Like so many millennial Catholics, I’m living out traditional values in a radical new way. Does that make me a rad-trad?"

Etymology

Abbreviation of radical traditionalist.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

rad trads (plural) radtrad (alternative) rad-trad (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

traddy

Synonyms

tradcath

Questions

What does rad trad mean?: One affiliated with traditionalist Roman Catholicism, especially taking positions considered not mainstream.
Where does rad trad come from?: Abbreviation of radical traditionalist.

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