trad
Customary, for short
Trad is informal for traditional, used as both adjective and noun.
In jazz, trad refers to early New Orleans–style jazz as distinct from later developments: a trad jazz band.
In climbing, trad climbing uses removable gear rather than fixed bolts.
More broadly, trad describes conventional or old-fashioned approaches: trad values, trad wife.
Regular common people
- balladNarrative poem or song
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
accordion · mandolin · ceilidh · jigs · reels · shanty · chantey · gospel
Cautious about altering customs
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- establishedFormally set up
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
old-fashioned · family · religious · morals · norms · propriety · decorum · formality
Guarding against harm
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- camsMotion-converting rotators
- nutsSeeds in shells
- hexesMalevolent magical spells
placements · lead · crack · route · anchor · belay · clean · ethics
Traditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
ceremonies · practices · beliefs · mores · folkways · lineage · elders · proverbs
folk
Regular common people
- balladNarrative poem or song
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
banjo · accordion · mandolin · ceilidh · jigs · reels · shanty · chantey · gospel · hymn
conservative
Cautious about altering customs
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- establishedFormally set up
mainstream · old-fashioned · family · religious · morals · norms · propriety · decorum · formality · respectability
protection
Guarding against harm
hexes · placements · lead · crack · route · anchor · belay · clean · ethics · adventure
customs
Traditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
rituals · ceremonies · practices · beliefs · mores · folkways · lineage · elders · proverbs · taboos
vintage
Quality from past eras
tailored · bespoke · heritage · preppy · Ivy · menswear · oxford · brogue · waistcoat · pinstripe
swing
Suspended recreational seat
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
combo · trio · quartet · mainstream · changes · vamp · horn · brass · woodwind · upright
- climbingrock climbing, free climbing, belay, bouldering, carabiner
- Celtic Folkjigs, reels, bodhrán, Irish jig, Irish jigs
- subculturespunk, punks, hippie, goth, hippies
tradmodern
Of recent times
contemporary · avant-garde · progressive · cutting-edge · innovative
tradmodern jazz
Post-1940s improvisational genre
free jazz · bebop · fusion · experimental jazz · jazz fusion
tradsport climbing
Climbing pre-protected rock routes
sport · bolted · gym climbing · indoor climbing · bouldering
- family traditionCustom passed through generations
- traditional cultureEstablished customs of a people
- traditional gamesLong-established recreational activities
- traditional tattoosClassic bold-lined body art
- traditional skillsTime-honored practical abilities
- traditional marketsLocal vendor gathering places
tradition, traditional, traditions, traditionally, traditionalist, untraditional, traditionalism, nontraditional, traditionalists