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Lad vs Chad - What's the difference?

lad | chad |

In british terms the difference between lad and chad

is that lad is a jack the lad; a boyo while chad is the British version of the "Kilroy was here" graffiti.

As nouns the difference between lad and chad

is that lad is a boy or young man while chad is small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, punched cards, paper tape etc.

As a proper noun Chad is

a given name derived from Old English. Also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names.

lad

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A boy or young man.
  • (British) A jack the lad; a boyo.
    • I think he reckons he's a bit of a lad.
  • A familiar term of address for a young man.
  • A groom who works with horses (also called stable-lad ).
  • (Ireland) The penis.
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    • Usage notes

    Prevalent in Northern English dialects such as Geordie, Mackem, Scouse and Northumbrian.

    Related terms

    * ladette * laddie * laddish * lass * lassie

    References

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    External links

    * lad] at [http://septicscompanion.com The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary

    Anagrams

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    chad

    English

    (wikipedia Chad)

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) Ceadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh century saint, revived in the 20th century.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • . Also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names
  • (British) The British version of the "Kilroy was here" graffiti.
    • Quotations
    * 1993 , Devil's Waltz , Random House 1998, ISBN 0345460715, 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 , The Black Album , Faber and Faber, ISBN 0571150861, 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 .' English diminutives of male given names

    Etymology 2

    Believed to be from (etyl) tsade ("lake", after )

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Chad.
    • Hypernyms
    *Subsahara
    See also
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