rah
An exclamation of support or encouragement.
Adjective
- 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...
Origin
Clipping of hurrah.
Forms
Interjection 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...
- 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
- 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 - 2016, Big Narstie (lyrics), “Fire In The Booth (Part 3)”, performed by Big Narstie on BBC Radio 1Xtra
Origin
Clipping of rhatid.
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Interjection Entry 3
- 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...
- 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 - 2023 June 24, u/crappylilAccident, “Clamworks truth”, in Reddit, r/Clamworks, archived from the...
- 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:
- MORDEKAISER MENTIONED RAAHHHH ❗❗❗❗❗❗🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 WTF IS MOBILITY - 2024 January 6, u/our_cut, “What old school league terms or 'memes' have disappeared from the game in recent years?”, in Reddit, r/leagueoflegends,...
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Noun
- 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...
Synonyms: Hooray Henry