trad
trad Lexical Profile
trad Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Traditional in style, values, or custom, especially regarding jazz music, rock climbing, or social roles.
"They decided to take a trad route up the cliff face using only removable protection."
• noun
British Traditional jazz in the early New Orleans style, or traditional folk music (especially Irish folk music).
"The local pub hosts live trad sessions every Friday evening."
Traditional climbing, a style of rock climbing in which the climber places and removes all protective gear rather than clipping into permanent bolts.
"After years of indoor bouldering, she transitioned to outdoor trad."
A person who adheres to traditional customs, aesthetics, or conservative social and religious values.
"Online forums often pit self-described trads against modernists in debates over liturgy."
• Rhymes for trad
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century as an informal clipping of 'traditional', initially in British English to describe New Orleans-style jazz and conventional social aesthetics.