Chad

See also: chad

English

From Old English Ċeadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh century saint, revived in the 20th century.

Chad

A male given name. Also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names
(Britain) The British version of the "Kilroy was here" graffiti.
a man who has sex (related term: Stacy)
- 2018 Alex Hern, Who are the 'incels' and how do they relate to Toronto van attack? The Guardian
  They are united by the fact that women will not have sex with them, usually attributed to shallow obsessions with looks or superficial personality, and by their hatred of “Chads” and “Stacys”, the men and women who have sex.

1993 Jonathan Kellerman, Devil's Waltz, Random House 1998, →ISBN, page 26:
"What else? Anyway, here's the genealogy: Charles Junior's only son is Charles the Third - like royalty. He goes by Chip - Cassie's daddy. The mom is Cindy. The dead son was Chad - Charles the Fourth."

"All Cs," I said. "Sounds like they like order."
1995 Hanif Kureishi, The Black Album, Faber and Faber, →ISBN, pages 88, 90
'He used to be called Trevor Buss.'

'Chad? I don't believe you.' - - -

'He changed his name into Muhammad Shahabuddin Ali-Shah.'

'No!'

'He'd insist on the whole name. He played football and his mates got fed up saying, "Pass the ball, Muhammad Shahabuddin Ali-Shah" - - - No one passed to him. So he became Chad.'

Believed to be from Kanuri tsade ("lake", after Lake Chad)

Chad

country

lake

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Chad

From English Chad, believed to be from Kanuri tsade ("lake", after Lake Chad)

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