Chad
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /t͡ʃæd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chad is a noun meaning (countable) One of these pieces of paper.
Meaning
(countable) One of these pieces of paper.
More Meanings
- (West Country, obsolete) I had
- (Internet slang, seduction community, incel slang) Alternative spelling of Chad (“alpha-male; a virile man”).
- (uncountable) Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc.
Example Sentences
The small hinged discs of paper, called ‘chad’, remain attached to the body of the tape.
Chad et in my meend, and zo chave still. Bet chawnt drow et out bevore tha begen'st agen, and than chell.
The keypunch wasn't named after a Mr. Chadless; it was so named because, as expected, it punched tape while producing little or no chad.
Prior devices of the type according to the present invention have been arranged to cut out the perforations completely at a single movement, thereby producing chads or waste material which often present difficult problems of disposal.
Word Forms
- chads
Related Words
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