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ChadEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
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.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗ChadEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Believed to be from Kanuri tsade (“lake”). The country is named after the lake.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗chadEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
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.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗chadEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
From ch- + had, from ich + had.
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