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What does rah mean??

ItchyAccount6980
context: basically i said “thank god for that” then “never mind”(in a text message), since the guy im talking to is an atheist. later on another guy (not the atheist) said “rah”. im assuming this is something people say nowadays? if you know what that means please do tell me, and thank you.

12 comments

Acrobatic-Top4163•
English slang for agreeing with something or giving approval to something. Not a commonly used word unless you’re a wannabe gangster…
JustSnilloc•
I’m clearly out of the loop because I’d assume the person is using “rah” to express frustration (as a dinosaur).
ScavoPizzeria•
Rah is essentially another word for woah, used to show surprise. Longer form of it is rahters. Common youth slang in England.
BobMcGeoff2•
Rah (more commonly seen as raahhhh or something) can be used today as an exclamation that gives the sentence a positive, enthusiastic vibe. It doesn't have a meaning per se. Although in this context I could see him maybe trying to make some kind of joke about the Egyptian god Ra? The whole situation isn't class to me either.
kmoonster•
"Rah" can mean a few things. In this context it probably just means "yes, agreed" or "I second that", or something similar. Sort of like when you watch a sports match and the crowd will "rah! rah!" when their team is doing something that might result in a score.
AstuteCouch87•
I have never heard anyone say that. Ra is an Egyptian god iirc, so maybe since he's atheist that's what he means? I'm not sure tho
jeffbell•
If it is capitalized and you are discussing books it could be Robert A Heinlein. 
Ok-Search4274•
🇮🇪 “rah” => ‘RA => IRA 💣⏰ https://youtu.be/4cx6MYjSovM?si=dHEgm_uEc0slbSdS
SnooDonuts6494•
Woo, yay, great, fantastic, hurray. Perhaps they were being sarcastic.
Ramguy2014•
Is the person who said “rah” a current or former member of the military?
Spare-Plum•
Since this is over text, most likely they meant to say **"yah"** but it was autocorrected. Yah is just yes/affirmative
ekkidee•
"Rah rah rah" is a sports team cheer or some other kind of cheer, basically meaning "hooray." It's probably shortened from "hurrah" and connotes agreement. As to it being in vogue again, I could not say, but a lot words that went around are coming back around.