chiefly British, informal
: traditional
… had partaken of the trad British breakfast …—
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Pamela Vandyke PriceShowcasing such trad virtues as live musicianship, brick-solid song structures and stylistic breadth, this is one sweet set.—Paul Evans
Paul Evans… ski and surf outfits, not just in the dumb old trad black, either.—Bernice Peck
Bernice PeckExamples of trad in a Sentence
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There was cottage core, there was the trad wife, there was the stay-at-home girlfriend.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
There are millions of posts about her on TikTok alone, from weekend gardeners and trad wives, organic farmers and Carhartted homesteaders.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Millie Bobby Brown, who is currently on the press tour for Electric State as Millie Bobby Blonde, did not mean to be a trad wife.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
More:Could trad wives, influencers have sparked the red wave among female voters?
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Spicy romance is ‘an act of resistance’ Spicy romance bucks the trad wife trends, which promote traditional gender roles and more demure discussion of sexuality.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Social media influencers have also promoted the trend to millions of followers, including Hannah Neeleman, the queen of trad wives better known as Ballerina Farm.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
New Yorker writers also trained their attention on the discussions and pleasures of the cultural sphere, from Kanye West’s peculiar, even violent, remix of an architectural treasure on the Pacific Coast to the rise and fall (at least for now) of the trad wife.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
Could trad wives have sparked the red wave among women voters?
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
There are millions of posts about her on TikTok alone, from weekend gardeners and trad wives, organic farmers and Carhartted homesteaders.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Millie Bobby Brown, who is currently on the press tour for Electric State as Millie Bobby Blonde, did not mean to be a trad wife.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
More:Could trad wives, influencers have sparked the red wave among female voters?
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Spicy romance is ‘an act of resistance’ Spicy romance bucks the trad wife trends, which promote traditional gender roles and more demure discussion of sexuality.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Social media influencers have also promoted the trend to millions of followers, including Hannah Neeleman, the queen of trad wives better known as Ballerina Farm.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
New Yorker writers also trained their attention on the discussions and pleasures of the cultural sphere, from Kanye West’s peculiar, even violent, remix of an architectural treasure on the Pacific Coast to the rise and fall (at least for now) of the trad wife.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
Could trad wives have sparked the red wave among women voters?
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Trad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trad. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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