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tad

[tad]

noun Informal.

a small child, especially a boy.

a very small amount or degree; bit: Please shift your chair a tad to the right. The frosting could use a tad more vanilla.

Origin:
1875–80, Americanism, for def. 1; 1935–40, Americanism, for def. 2; perhaps shortening of tadpole

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Tad is always a great word to know.

So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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It was brash, self-confident, curious and a tad jingoistic.

In summary, more people take the test and the averages are down a tad.

My lobsters seemed a tad tired from their long travels but they soon perked up.

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It was brash, self-confident, curious and a tad jingoistic.

In summary, more people take the test and the averages are down a tad.

My lobsters seemed a tad tired from their long travels but they soon perked up.

And the prizes are a tad snazzier than a blue ribbon.

Just a tad bit hard to decipher with such similar shades of one color.

The quality will of course vary depending on the acoustics of the room, but the sound does start off a tad tinny.

Sorry if my particular colloquialism may have been a tad harsh.

On the other hand, perhaps commonsense is a tad misleading.

Environmentalists sometimes have a tendency to take themselves a tad too seriously.

It's a tad blurry and sometimes pixelated if you zoom in too much but still fun to play around with.

If you go with the clogs, make sure you get a proper fit--they are supposed to be a tad loose.

Experimental quantum computers require exotic materials and work only at a tad above absolute zero.

The pacing of the audio is also a tad slower, allowing kids to hear and comprehend the information.

Your colleague sounds paranoid and a tad jealous of your effectiveness with your students.

It's always a tad strange to read a review of a book one has already read.

Those of us who expected the device to be more about content than hardware were a tad disappointed with the unveiling last month.

And, as others have said, try to have the academic suits come up a tad in their final figures.

Perhaps though, a better word than irredeemably could have been used, it does sound a tad strong.

Representing something as delicate as surgery is a tad more challenging than building inspection.

Instead, the high-art part turned out to be a tad fake.

They are real and they are important, and they can not be ignored simply because they may be a tad inconvenient.

Though a tad pricey it has loads of potential for fun.

Longer-term yields have come down a tad in the wake of the agreement, but still remain unsustainably high.

The power options on the spotlight are a tad more limited than on the lantern.

American real long-term rates are only a tad below their historical average.

The phone's name might be a tad pretentious but we'll be damned if it doesn't live up to it.

Perhaps those people are being unfair, maybe even a tad naive.

Perhaps not, but the stories are tad more than unusual.

Although it is a tad chaotic, this chaos is not bad in anyway.

It is slightly bigger and a tad heavier than the iPhone.

Methinks you're reading inbetween the lines a tad too much.

It takes a tad more effort putting them in than naked earbuds, but that's also what keeps them in place.

It's a tad tongue-in-cheek perhaps but not insulting.

Only a tad safer than a comfy lawn chair held aloft by holiday balloons.

Needless to say, a double standard this obviously hypocritical tends to get the already-huffy-journalists a tad bit huffier.

While this might sound a tad frustrating, it actually creates a better two player gaming experience than a split screen does.

Polish journalists also tend to be a tad puritanical.

The build quality isn't horrible, but it is a tad underwhelming.

To call a polity broken because it has failed to grapple with a problem that has still not arisen is a tad premature.

COLLAPSE

Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun

a male given name, form of Thaddeus or Theodore.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

tad (tæd)

—n
1.	(US), (Canadian) a small boy; lad
2.	(US), (Canadian) a small bit or piece
3.	a tad a little; rather: she may be a tad short but she got a top modelling job

[C20: short for tadpole]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

tad

1877, "young or small child," probably a shortened form of tadpole. The extended meaning "small amount" is first recorded 1915.

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

TAD abbr.
transient acantholytic dermatosis

Slang Dictionary

tad definition

n.
a bit; a small bit. : That's a little more than a tad, but it's all right.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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