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to radge

to radge

1 9.9
To become very angry or upset
  • verb
  • UK
: enfadarse
  • My brother will radge if he hears about the broken lamp.

Examples

  • He started to radge when he lost his favorite game.

  • Don't radge over small issues!

  • Don’t radge just because things didn’t go your way.

  • She radged after hearing the news.

  • He started to radge when he lost his favorite game.

  • My brother will radge if he hears about the broken lamp.

  • Don’t radge just because things didn’t go your way.

Synonyms

to boil
vsto radge
  • Informal
63 5.5

To become very angry or excited

focuses on sudden upset with a stronger informal use
to rage
vsto radge
48 4.8

To feel very angry and unable to control it

shares intensity but is more marked by informal regional tone
to bristle
vsto radge
21 7.0

To react with sudden anger or offense

is similar but usually signals more extreme or prolonged upset
to throw a fit
vsto radge
  • Informal
18 6.1

To suddenly become very angry or upset in a loud, obvious way

is the same sudden reaction but in chiefly Scottish informal speech
to throw a tantrum
vsto radge
  • Informal
15 4.4

To show sudden strong anger or upset, often like a child

is similar but used as an informal regional expression
to see red
vsto radge
  • Informal
6 6.8

To become very angry suddenly

is similar but noted as an informal regional term
to go into a tizzy
vsto radge
  • Informal
1 8.3

Get very upset and confused quickly

focuses more on extreme anger rather than general agitation or confusion
to throw a wobbly
vsto radge
  • UK
1 9.9

To become suddenly very angry and upset in a dramatic way

shares drama but is distinguished by its regional informal flavor
to throw a snit
vsto radge
  • Informal
1 8.7

To suddenly become very angry or upset and act childishly

is like this but often without the childish or playful tone
to radge over
vsto radge
  • UK
9.9

Get very angry or upset about small things

is the same idea but not limited to minor causes
to blow one's top
vsto radge
  • Informal
8.0

To suddenly become very angry

describes the same sudden extreme anger in regional speech
to blow one's stack
vsto radge
  • Informal
8.6

Suddenly get very angry and show it

matches that sudden loss of control but with local informality

Idioms

in a radge
  • Slang
9.9

Feeling very angry and annoyed

Phrasal Verbs

to radge over
  • UK
9.9

Get very angry or upset about small things

How Angry

to radge
  • UK
1 9.9
to fume
25 6.3
angry
∞ 1.0
annoyed
143 1.0
irritated
56 3.1

Surface Forms

radge infinitive
radged past
radged past participle
radging present participle
radges third person singular

Etymology

Radge is Scottish slang probably from the common word rage ('anger'), so a helpful way to remember it is to think of someone 'going into a rage'. So, to radge is to become very upset or angry.