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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread chad #10190 11/13/2000 2:25 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1 jamesmck stranger jamesmck stranger Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1 The word "chad" is much in the news here in the US. I looked it up in my Shorter OED and found that its origin is "unknown." Someone from the computer world (at least the old IBM punchcard world) must know where this word came from. Anyone? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted chad jamesmck 11/13/2000 2:25 PM Re: chad tsuwm 11/13/2000 2:31 PM Re: chad of troy 11/13/2000 4:40 PM Re: chad paulb 11/14/2000 10:43 AM Re: chad jmh 11/14/2000 12:31 PM Re: chad TEd Remington 11/14/2000 1:24 PM Re: chad ammelah 11/14/2000 6:59 PM Re: chad Max Quordlepleen 11/14/2000 7:06 PM Variant Meaning Father Steve 11/15/2000 1:02 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 24 A C Bowden 7 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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