chad

IPA: tʃˈæd

Root Word: Chad

A male given name from Old English. Also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names
(Britain) The British version of the "Kilroy was here" graffiti.
(Internet slang, seduction community, incel slang) A very handsome, usually tall man whom women find sexually attractive; at times seen as an alpha male of a group.
A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Chad.
Lake Chad (a freshwater lake at the junction of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon in Central Africa).
(uncountable) Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc.
(countable) One of these pieces of paper.
(Internet slang, seduction community, incel slang) Alternative spelling of Chad (“alpha-male; a virile man”) [A male given name from Old English. Also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names]

Examples of "chad" in Sentences

BECK: And I think you had a theory that you called chad buildup, right?
I wonder if you think 51 is too old hi my name is chad and I am calling from charlotte
| Reply sit back with some hot tea and a good video game and let the healing begin chad attack
In 2000, it was "chad" -- as in the hanging chads of Florida, which played a central role in the tight race between Al Gore and George W. Bush.
Linda Evans [who did quality control for Sequoia for more than seven years] recalls the chad testing of ballots manufactured for the 2000 election.
Graham notes that the noun was then construed as plural, on the analogy of chaff, but today’s ballot counters are referring to chads, construing the word chad as singular.
” But according to Peter Graham, now university librarian at Syracuse, who served early in his career as a keypunch operator, “We had what we called a chad box underneath the key punch.