Radge Scarf

 

The archetypal Radge is wild, unpredictable, and violent. A man you do not want to spill a pint on.

As well as being Radge, you can also go Radge: a prolific, sustained bout of swearing or a violent outburst ought to do it.

It’s also used as a casual term of endearment, predominantly in the east coast (“come here, ya wee radge.”). A seemingly improbable event can also be described as being “radge”.

A word that dates back to the late 19th century, radge is probably a morphing of “rage”.  It was adapted from radger, a seemingly extinct term for an uncontrollable creature.

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