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rah¹

  • /ɹɑː/

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Clipping of hurrah.

interjection ra · rahh · raa · raah

  1. An exclamation of support or encouragement. Not so very long ago, a row of docile cheerleaders would say, “rah, rah, rah, sis-boombah”—maybe a leg would kick up into the air, perhaps a jump under the cheerleader's own power.
  2. Internet An exclamation of patriotic or passionate excitement. I FUCKING LOVE PEOPLE!!!! I FUCKING WANT TO USE THE LIMITED TIME I HAVE TO RESPECT OTHERS AND WHAT THEY ENJOY RAHHHHH

noun rahs · ra · rahh · raa · raah

  1. UK, derogatory, informal A young adult (often a student) who behaves in a stereotypically upper class manner; especially when associated with undeserved privilege or a lack of self-awareness. I didn't need to make a mental note not to follow their advice: like every other pretentious foreigner from the gap year rahs to the retired yoga addicts, I had no intention of stepping into a shopping centre. I was going to discover the real India.

adjective more rah · most rah · ra · rahh · raa · raah

  1. UK, derogatory, informal Posh. The June 2020 protest at which the Bristol slave-trader and philanthropist's statue was brought down was a BLM protest. But none of the defendants were black. Rather, as you can tell from their names (including Milo Ponsford and Sage Willoughby) they were almost comically typical of a certain rah, r

rah²

  • /ɹɑː/

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Clipping of rhatid.

interjection ra · rahh · raa · raah

  1. Multicultural London English An expression of surprise. He’s like, “Shut up, man. Whatever man. Skip, man, was a shot.” And I’m like, “Rah, this is a bit of a weird reaction?”
  2. Multicultural London English An expression of admiration. Target bought the tape round, I listened to it and I was like, ‘Rah, this is sick, this kid is so sick’.
  3. Multicultural London English An expression of frustration or anger. I was daydreaming, smoking weed out the curtain / Looking at my baby like rah, I'm just a burden

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