trad
Americanadjective
noun
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a person who prefers or closely follows a traditional way of doing something as opposed to an innovative or progressive one; a traditionalist.
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a traditional version of something, used especially of jazz music in the style of the early 20th century.
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A new study published in Psychology of Women Quarterly shows that young men who favor the trad lifestyle don’t honor and cherish tradwives — they hold them in contempt.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
“I’m not a trad wife influencer,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Nor do I think that the failure of “And Just Like That” has anything to do with the current political climate or the rise of the trad wife or whatever hot takes seem handy.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
"I loved how a lot of rhythms, scales, melodies and instruments were different but similar to the Irish trad music I had grown up with."
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025
Cool things going on with subverting trad, ideas of femininity etc.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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