rah

intj, noun, adj — 7 senses

rah

intj

/ɹɑː/

Etymology Clipping of hurrah.

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.2011, Kern Alexander, M. David Alexander, American Public School Law, page 668:
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 RAHHHHH2023 June 24, u/crappylilAccident, “Clamworks truth”, in Reddit, r/Clamworks, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2024:
  • RAHHHH IRELAND MENTIONED 🗣🗣🗣🇮🇪🗣🗣🗣🇮🇪🗣🗣🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🔥🟢⚪️🟢⚪️🟢⚪️🟢⚪️💪💪2023 October 28, u/Safe-Scarcity2835, “Choose Your Side:”, in Reddit, r/balkans_irl, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2024:
2 more examples
  • MORDEKAISER MENTIONED RAAHHHH ❗❗❗❗❗❗🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 WTF IS MOBILITY2024 January 6, u/our_cut, “What old school league terms or 'memes' have disappeared from the game in recent years?”, in Reddit, r/leagueoflegends, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2024:
  • PHILIPPINES MENTIONED RAHHHH 🇵🇭 🦅2024 January 7, @pop_priestess, Twitter, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2024:
Derived terms
rah-rah, rah-rah skirt

rah

noun

Etymology Clipping of hurrah.

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.2012, Helen Pidd, Letter from India: it's no easy matter being a woman looking for a decent drink in Delhi: The Guardian:

rah

adj

Etymology Clipping of hurrah.

  • 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, right-on Bristol type.2022 January 9, Douglas Murray, “Boris Johnson has utterly failed to back up his anti-woke rhetoric with action”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2023:

rah

intj

Etymology Clipping of rhatid.

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?”2019 June 6, Skepta, quoted in “Skepta opens up about becoming a father and enduring two heartbreaking miscarriages” by Narjas Zatat, Metro
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’.2016, Wiley, quoted in This Is Grime by Hattie Collins and Olivia Rose, Hachette UK, page 145
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 burden2016, Big Narstie (lyrics), “Fire In The Booth (Part 3)”, performed by Big Narstie on BBC Radio 1Xtra
Synonyms
wow

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