ridic

Slang for preposterous

Ridic is a clipped form of ridiculous, used for casual emphasis: That party was ridic.

The shortening signals playfulness—you're not making a serious judgment, just noting something absurd or over-the-top.

Common in texting and informal speech.

absurdity

ludicrous

Absurdly unreasonable or inappropriate

farcical · laughable · crazy · insane · bonkers · wild · unbelievable · over-the-top · extreme · excessive

dismissal

whatever

Expression of apathy

give me a break · yeah right · as if · get real · no way · spare me · eye-roll · scoff · brush-off · unbelievable

slang

LOL

Internet amusement abbreviation

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Opposites
register/formality

ridicformal

Following strict protocol

preposterous · proper · absurd · standard · formal speech

reasonableness/sensibility

ridicreasonable

Showing sound judgment

sensible · logical · rational · understandable · sane

emotional reaction

ridiclegit

Genuine, in slang

makes sense · fair enough · standard · unremarkable · mundane

Phrases
Family

ridiculous, ridicule, deride, ridiculed, ridiculing, ridiculer

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G