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rackift

  1. Function: adjective
    Definition: swift but noisy: quick but not quiet
    Word History: from "racket" and "swift"
    Example Sentence: The child was only a beginner, so she was still a bit rackift in ballet.
    Submitted by: Anonymous from MD, USA on 02/17/2009 09:16

racko

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: an expert backflip
    Example Sentence: I was doing rackos all night.
    Submitted by: Christopher from Virgina, USA on 10/16/2008 02:54

rackshamble

  1. Function: adjective
    Definition: being run-down or abandoned
    Word History: I know there's some adjective similar to it, but I couldn't think of it. (Rackshamble is a spoonerism of ramshackle.)
    Example Sentence: Two figures on horseback, one large and one small, were the only living things stirring amongst the shadows of the rackshamble houses.
    Submitted by: Niah from Florida, USA on 02/18/2008 10:47

raconteur

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: person who tells stories well
    Word History: It comes from the French word raconter which means "to tell."
    Example Sentence: The raconteur told a story that made us all shiver.
    Submitted by: Kris from Washington on 10/13/2007 02:01

raczza

  1. Function: interjection
    Definition: used as a greeting to a friend
    Example Sentence: When they saw each other, they said, "Raczza!"
    Submitted by: Nadia from Texas on 06/04/2008 06:32

rad

  1. Function: adjective
    Definition: marked by a cool attitude, look, or style
    Word History: from the skate park
    Example Sentence: That was rad!
    Submitted by: Brooklyn from Texas, USA on 11/01/2007 02:52
  2. Function: adjective
    Definition: telling someone their cool
    Word History: thinking
    Example Sentence: you are so rad
    Submitted by: Anonymous from Californa on 07/09/2007 02:13

radarable

  1. Function: adjective
    Definition: very cute
    Example Sentence: The puppy is very radarable.
    Submitted by: Itzayana from California, USA on 06/09/2011 02:18

radda

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a series of silly happenings in a row
    Word History: from a cartoon called "Chowder"
    Example Sentence: Hey, what's up with all the radda?
    Submitted by: Omen from Connecticut on 03/26/2008 07:33

raddy

  1. Function: adjective
    Definition: especially radical or great and having to do with the beach or the ocean
    Word History: inspired by the surfer lingo word "radical"
    Example Sentence: That surfboard is totally raddy!
    Submitted by: Shelby from Texas, USA on 05/29/2008 01:19

radedout

  1. Function: adjective
    Definition: outrageously stressed
    Example Sentence: I felt radedout from too much homework.
    Submitted by: Anonymous from California, USA on 11/08/2012 11:39