radge

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹæd͡ʒ/

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• Rhymes: -æd͡ʒ

Etymology 1

Dialectal variant of rage.

Adjective

radge (comparative more radge, superlative most radge)

1. (Geordie, Scotland, Yorkshire, Cumbria, Birmingham) Violent or crazy.
   • 2016 July 16, Joanna Morris, quoting Phil Stephenson, “Tinder date lands Darlington man in Turkey amid military coup”, in The Northern Echo‎^[1], Darlington, UK:

     We met for the first time at the airport and ended up in Turkey – I’ve done a lot of radged things in my time but nothing like this.

   That fight last night was radge

2. (Geordie, Gosforth) amazing or stupendous.

   Them burgers in the Brandling Villa are pure radge

Noun

radge (plural radges)

1. (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.

2. (derogatory, Scotland) An angry or violent person.
   • 1994 [1993], Irvine Welsh, “Bang to Rites”, in Trainspotting, London: Minerva, →ISBN, page 220:

     Thir's a desperate, pleading edge tae her voice. What a fuckin radge.

Verb

radge (third-person singular simple present radges, present participle radgin, simple past and past participle radged)

1. (Geordie) To throw a fit of rage.

Derived terms

• radgepacket
• radgie

References

• Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “radge”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.

Etymology 2

Noun

radge (plural radges)

1. (UK, dialect) Alternative form of rodge (“grey duck”)

Anagrams

• grade, garde, Agder, Dager, Edgar, Adger, Degar, EDGAR, raged, Gared, greda, Gerda