Browsing page 9 of "R" words

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.

• "horny." To be sexually aroused or in a horny state of mind.

  Are you feelin' as randy as I am right now?

  • See more words with the same meaning: in want of sex, 'horny'.

  Last edited on Mar 27 2014. Submitted by Rusty J. from Virginia Beach, VA, USA on Jun 17 1998.

• horny, used on the east coast.

  I'm feeling so randy right now!

  The president is one randy guy.

  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by fuzz from CA, USA on Sep 23 1998.

• sexually aroused.

  My boyfriend is so Randy.

  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Natasha from Minnesota, USA on Jan 30 2000.

adjective

• horny, sexually hungry, keen for sex.

  It's spring, which always get me randy.

  Last edited on May 31 2004. Submitted by Matthew R. from Blackpool, United Kingdom on May 31 2004.

• Horny, sexually aroused

  I'm feeling pretty randy - let's go find some ladies.

  I'm randy right now.

  Last edited on Apr 23 2013. Submitted by I-Man from Highland, NY, USA on Nov 02 2006.

• rude, aggressive. Obsolete Scottish term.

  The restaurant was completely destroyed by drunken ruffians and randy thugs

  Last edited on Jul 02 2017. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 01 2017.

noun

• A random person; a stranger

  Last edited on Jan 15 2012. Submitted by pckilo from Chicago, IL, USA on Jan 15 2012.

noun

• a person with red hair. Australian slang.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  
  Citation from "Oops: O'Farrell 'off the record' tweet", The Sydney Morning Herald, Paul Tatnell, July 15 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Jul 15 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 15 2010.

noun

• orange the fruit, monosyllabic form

  Last edited on Dec 13 2024. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 13 2024.

• awful-smelling.

  The smell of the dining hall is so rank, it gives me a headache sometimes.

  Last edited on May 07 2013. Submitted by Leah A. from Ohio University, USA on Feb 15 1999.

• to talk bad about someone.

  They ranked him out and beat him up.

  I ranked on them during my closing interview.

  Last edited on May 07 2013. Submitted by Leah A. from Ohio University, USA on Feb 15 1999.

• an object that smells or tastes bad.

  That food is rank.

  Last edited on Mar 07 1999. Submitted by Chris B. from San Jose, CA, USA on Mar 07 1999.

• smelly... usually but not necessarily with a bad connotation... in the example sentence it's not a bad connotation.

  I smoked some really rank buds last night.

  Last edited on Dec 12 1999. Submitted by RC from Georgia, USA on Dec 12 1999.

• malodorous, stinky.

  That limberger was rank!

  Last edited on Aug 09 2010. Submitted by Betsy R. from Lewisville, TX, USA on Jan 31 2003.

• to jerk.
  
  "I ranked on that screw, but it wouldn't budge."

  Last edited on Jan 31 2003. Submitted by Betsy R. from Lewisville, TX, USA on Jan 31 2003.

• Smelly, stinky.

  Man, she is rank.

  Last edited on Feb 05 2003. Submitted by Allen from Salem, OR, USA on Feb 05 2003.

• awful, terrible, gross, disgusting, etc.

  That song is rank.

  You smell really rank.

  Last edited on Mar 06 2006. Submitted by Erin L. from Hagerstown, MD, USA on Mar 06 2006.

• Something that is very bad, stupid, offensive or just plain awful.

  When the teenager got his quiz back and so the bad grade, he said "Wow, this is rank".

  After he read the bad book, he thought that it was pretty rank.

  Last edited on Jan 22 2009. Submitted by Noah from Rhode Island, USA on Jan 22 2009.

adjective

• Offensive odor; disgusting.

  His kitchen was rank!

  Last edited on May 15 2004. Submitted by Nina R. from Shorewood, WI, USA on May 15 2004.

• disgusting.

  I couldn't kiss him. His feet were rank, the smell filled the whole room, and he kept licking the spots round his lips.

  Last edited on May 31 2004. Submitted by Matthew R. from Blackpool, United Kingdom on May 31 2004.