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vadding

/ˈvædɪŋ/

vadding noun: urban exploration.

Noun

vadding (uncountable)

  1. (US, dated, slang) urban exploration

Origin of vadding

Said to originate at MIT, with reference to the early text adventure game ADVENT, which involved cave exploration. To hide the game from system administrators, the file would be renamed to ADV or its anagram VAD. See -ing.

Words that rhyme with vadding

Questions about vadding

What does vadding mean?
Vadding means urban exploration.
What part of speech is vadding?
Vadding is a noun.
How do you pronounce vadding?
Vadding is pronounced /ˈvædɪŋ/.

Words near vadding in the dictionary

  1. vadais
  2. Vadakku Ammapattinam
  3. Vadala
  4. Vadalas
  5. vadas
  6. vadding
  7. vade
  8. vade mecum
  9. vade mecums
  10. vade-mecum
  11. vade-mecums

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