chad

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English

Etymology 1

Uncertain; possibly from the English slang term chat (“louse”). The word predates the chadless punch, which therefore cannot be its origin, and a derivation from Scots chad (“river gravel”) stated in some dictionaries is now thought to be nothing more than guesswork.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃæd/
• Rhymes: -æd
• Homophone: Chad

Noun

chad (countable and uncountable, plural chad or chads)

1. (uncountable) Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc.
2. (countable) One of these pieces of paper.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year

Etymology 2

From ch- +‎ had, from ich + had.

Contraction

chad

1. (West Country, obsolete) I had

Etymology 3

Noun

chad (plural chads)

1. (Internet slang, seduction community, incel slang) Alternative spelling of Chad (“alpha-male; a virile man”)

Derived terms

• chadmaxx

References

Middle English

Etymology

See ch-.

Verb

chad

1. I had

Palauan

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *qata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀta (“outsiders, alien people”). Cognate with Laboya ata, Cebuano agta, Tagalog agta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔað/

Noun

chad

1. person

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χaːd/

Noun

chad

1. Aspirate mutation of cad.

Mutation