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chad

UK/t͡ʃad/ US/t͡ʃæd/ fairly common uk

noun

1.

a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape

2.

a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river

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3.
4.

strong evidence for something

  • “his easy victory was a testament to his skill”
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Origin

From Middle English Chadde, from Old English Ċeadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint, revived in the 20th century. The sense of “alpha male” originates from an apparent stereotype that men with such a name tend to bear that temperament, first attested in c. late 1990s in Chicago, Illinois (specifically "successful white man, yuppie"), but in common usage only as of the late 2010s via 4chan and California slang.

Phrases

  • chad bean
  • chad box
  • dimpled chad
  • hanging chad
  • pregnant chad
  • swinging-door chad

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