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[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 months ago

I noticed rad has made a resurgence in the past decade or so

[-] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 3 points 4 months ago

'cause it's a tubular word, doy. (and for a brief moment, I was a kid in the '80s again)

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago

I think we used gnarly a lot back then too

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 points 4 months ago

It later made its way to the ski/snowboard communities, and I wouldn't be surprised if it came back, i.e., "Shreddin' the gnar."

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