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• a reckless person.

  Last edited on Sep 14 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

• adjective. Literally, the state of a new business venture generating enough revenue to afford the purchase of instant ramen noodles, a popular inexpensive food. As defined by the term's coiner, entrepreneur Paul Graham:

                                                                                                            
  
  Citation from "Ramen Profitable", Paul Graham, July 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Oct 08 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 27 2009.

noun

• ramho
  
  This describes a male hustler who poses as a Rambo type tough guy as part of their self marketing.
  
  Compare to rough trade Butch.
  
  The Ramho flexed his biceps at the bar and looked for lonely patrons!

  Last edited on Jan 08 2017. Submitted by Dr. P.D. Fisher on Jan 08 2017.

• to get started.

  Ramp up the business.

  Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

• awesome, sweet, cool, just plain rancid!

  That concert was rancid, that skater is rancid.

  • See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.

  Last edited on Jan 30 2003. Submitted by Tiphanie B. from Muskegon, MI, USA on Jan 30 2003.

noun

• Someone so unknown to you, that you cannot figure out why he or she is involved in the same social activity as you, but it's great to have them. from "random."

  I didn't even have to call any of my friends last night, I ran into some randos and had a great time.

  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Sheila D. on May 24 2005.

adjective

• unexpected and surprising.

  All of the sudden this guy jumped out from behind the bushes, it was so random!

  The street cleaner never comes down our street. How random.

  • See more words with the same meaning: surprised, surprising.

  Last edited on Sep 19 2013. Submitted by Leah A. from Ohio University, USA on Feb 15 1999.

• unexpectedly great.

  The party was totally random.

  • See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
  • See more words with the same meaning: surprised, surprising.

  Last edited on Feb 27 2005. Submitted by Dale on Feb 27 2005.

noun

• any person whom the speaker doesn't know well.

  I have a random for a lab assistant.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a stranger.

  Last edited on May 06 1998. Submitted by Mountain Man from Central, AL, USA on May 06 1998.

• a person who appears in a social context, but who no one knows. Used, for example, to refer to people that a friend has brought home from a social event, such as a party or club night.

  She brought this total random back to her room last night.

  Speaker: Who was that guy you were talking to at the bar?
  
  Response: No idea. It was just some random that sat down next to me.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a stranger.

  Last edited on Feb 15 1999. Submitted by Leah A. from Ohio University, USA on Feb 15 1999.

• a person who attends some social activity (e.g. party) but doesn't know the people hosting the activity, and wasn't invited.

  The party wasn't so bad - only a few randoms showed up.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a stranger.

  Last edited on Jul 19 2007. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 19 2007.