rah

Interjection (1)

1. An exclamation of support or encouragement.
   • Not so very long ago, a row of docile cheerleaders would say, “rah, rah, rah, sis-boombah”—maybe a leg would kick up into the air, perhaps a jump under the cheerleader's own power.2011, Kern Alexander, M. David Alexander, American Public School Law, page 668
2. (Internet) An exclamation of patriotic or passionate excitement.
   • I FUCKING LOVE PEOPLE!!!! I FUCKING WANT TO USE THE LIMITED TIME I HAVE TO RESPECT OTHERS AND WHAT THEY ENJOY RAHHHHH2023 June 24, u/crappylilAccident, “Clamworks truth”, in Reddit, r/Clamworks, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2024
   • RAHHHH IRELAND MENTIONED 🗣🗣🗣🇮🇪🗣🗣🗣🇮🇪🗣🗣🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🔥🟢⚪️🟢⚪️🟢⚪️🟢⚪️💪💪2023 October 28, u/Safe-Scarcity2835, “Choose Your Side:”, in Reddit, r/balkans_irl, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2024

Noun

rah (plural rahs)

1. (UK, derogatory, informal) A young adult (often a student) who behaves in a stereotypically upper class manner; especially when associated with undeserved privilege or a lack of self-awareness.
   • I didn't need to make a mental note not to follow their advice: like every other pretentious foreigner from the gap year rahs to the retired yoga addicts, I had no intention of stepping into a shopping centre. I was going to discover the real India.2012, Helen Pidd, Letter from India: it's no easy matter being a woman looking for a decent drink in Delhi: The Guardian

   Synonyms:

   Hooray Henry

Adjective

rah (comparative more rah, superlative most rah)

1. (UK, derogatory, informal) Posh.
   • The June 2020 protest at which the Bristol slave-trader and philanthropist's statue was brought down was a BLM protest. But none of the defendants were black. Rather, as you can tell from their names (including Milo Ponsford and Sage Willoughby) they were almost comically typical of a certain rah...2022 January 9, Douglas Murray, “Boris Johnson has utterly failed to back up his anti-woke rhetoric with action”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN...

Interjection (2)

(MLE)

1. (Multicultural-London-English) An expression of surprise.
   • He’s like, “Shut up, man. Whatever man. Skip, man, was a shot.” And I’m like, “Rah, this is a bit of a weird reaction?”2019 June 6, Skepta, quoted in “Skepta opens up about becoming a father and enduring two heartbreaking miscarriages” by Narjas Zatat, Metro
2. (Multicultural-London-English) An expression of admiration.
   • Target bought the tape round, I listened to it and I was like, ‘Rah, this is sick, this kid is so sick’.2016, Wiley, quoted in This Is Grime by Hattie Collins and Olivia Rose, Hachette UK, page 145
3. (Multicultural-London-English) An expression of frustration or anger.
   • I was daydreaming, smoking weed out the curtain / Looking at my baby like rah, I'm just a burden2016, Big Narstie (lyrics), “Fire In The Booth (Part 3)”, performed by Big Narstie on BBC Radio 1Xtra