| 释义 |
radgie, a. Brit. regional and slang (now chiefly Sc.).
Brit. |ˈradʒi|, U.S. |ˈrædʒi|, Sc. |ˈradʒi|
Forms: 18– radgy, 19– radgey, 19– radgie
[Apparently ‹radge adj. + -y suffix1. Compare later radge n.2]
In early use: lascivious, lewd. In later use: = radge adj.
1894R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words 560 Radgy, lewd, wanton. 1904J. P. Kirk in Eng. Dial. Dict. 9/1 A don't care to hae no truck wi' him; 'e so soon gets radgy. 1975J. K. Annand Poems & Transl. 34 I'm waukent in my cell Wi radgie dreams fair spent. 2000M. Herman Purely Belter (film script) 30 It's that Matthew Brabin's. And you know what a radgie man lad he is. You saw. He even scares his own mam shitless. 2002Loaded July 40/1 Who was the hardest kid in your school? A radgey little tank who used to smack the special kids? |