Chad

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Australian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃæd/ (Standard Southern British, Northern England, Scotland, Wales) IPA(key): /t͡ʃad/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛd/ Rhymes: -æd Homophone: chad === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Proper noun ==== Chad A male given name from Old English; also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names. (UK) The British version of the "Kilroy was here" graffiti. ==== Noun ==== Chad (plural Chads) (Internet slang, seduction community, incel slang) A very handsome, genetically gifted and sexually active man whom women find sexually attractive; at times seen as an alpha male of a group. Hyponyms: Chadlite, gigachad, Tyrone, stud Coordinate terms: Stacy, Trixie, Jock ===== Alternative forms ===== chad ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Believed to be from Kanuri tsade (“lake”). The country is named after the lake. ==== Proper noun ==== Chad 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). ===== Alternative forms ===== Tchad (dated) ===== Hypernyms ===== Subsahara ===== Derived terms ===== Chadian, Chadic ===== Related terms ===== Chad Basin Lake Chad ===== Descendants ===== → Welsh: Tsiad ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== Countries of the world == Asturian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Chad m Chad (a country in Central Africa) == Cebuano == === Etymology 1 === From English Chad, from Old English. ==== Proper noun ==== Chad a male given name from English [in turn from Old English] === Etymology 2 === From English Chad, believed to be from Kanuri tsade ("lake", after Lake Chad). ==== Proper noun ==== Chad Chad (a country in Central Africa) Lake Chad (a freshwater lake at the junction of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon in Central Africa) == Central Huasteca Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Chad Chad (a country in Central Africa) == Central Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Chad Chad (a country in Central Africa) == Maltese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃaːt/ Rhymes: -aːt === Proper noun === Iċ-Chad m Chad (a country in Central Africa; official name: Repubblika taċ-Chad) === See also === == Spanish == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃad/ [ˈt͡ʃað̞] Rhymes: -ad Syllabification: Chad === Proper noun === Chad ? Chad (a country in Central Africa) ==== Related terms ==== == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Chad Chad (a country in Central Africa) === See also ===