noun, adj — 3 senses
US /ɑɹd/ · UK /ɑːd/
Etymology Borrowed from Norwegian ard (“plough”), from Old Norse arðr, from Proto-Germanic *arþrą (“plough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom (“plough”), whence also Latin aratrum.
A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.
Etymology Contraction of all right, possibly influenced by regional Philadelphia English pronunciation.
Philadelphia, Abbreviation, Contraction, Slang Contraction of all right.
Chiefly African-American Vernacular
Philadelphia, Slang Okay; average; nothing special.
Chiefly African-American Vernacular
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