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Thad

proper nounattested in dialogue

  • //θæd//

A diminutive of the male given names Thaddeus or Thaddaeus, sometimes also used as a formal given name.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A diminutive of the male given names Thaddeus or Thaddaeus, sometimes also used as a formal given name.

    "You must call me 'Thaddeus,' Hazel Jones. Better yet, 'Thad'. 'Mr. Gallagher' is for servants and other hirelings." When Hazel made no reply, Thaddeus learned toward her suggestively: "Will you call me 'Thad'? It's very like 'Chet', - eh? Almost no one calls me 'Thad' any longer, my old friends are falling away - every season, like dying leaves."

Etymology

Clipping of Thaddeus.

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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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