Definition/Meaning of chad

• English - Noun: chad (countable and uncountable, plural chad or chads) (uncountable) Small pieces of paper punch ed out from the edge s of continuous stationery , or from ballot paper s, paper tape , punched card s, etc. 2011 June 1, David P. Mikkelson, “Chad: Does the word ‘chad’ come from the Chadless keypunch, invented by a Mr. Chadless?”, in Snopes.com, retrieved 07 Sep 2016: The keypunch wasn't named after…
• English - Contraction: chad (West Country, contraction, obsolete) I had 1839, An Exmoor Scolding, London: John Russell Smith, page 11: Chad et in my meend, and zo chave still. Bet chawnt drow et out bevore tha begen'st agen, and than chell.
• English - Etymology: 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. Etymology 2. From ch- + had , from ich + had.
• English - Pronunciation: (Australia, General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA: /t͡ʃæd/ (British, Northern England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales) IPA: /t͡ʃad/ (New Zealand) IPA: /t͡ʃɛd/ Rhymes: -æd Homophone: Chad
• English - Derived terms: chad bean chad box chadless dimpled chad hanging chad pregnant chad swinging-door chad tri-chad