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tad

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1. tad - Noun

2. Tad - Proper noun

Meaning

(informal) A small amount; a little bit.
Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?

(US, slang, dated) A street boy; an urchin.


Tad

A diminutive of the male given name Thaddeus or Thaddaeus.


Tad

(UK, colloquial) Tadcaster.
There's a new pub opening in Tad next week.

(uncountable) Initialism of tobacco, alcohol and drugs.

(countable, veterinary medicine) Initialism of transboundary animal disease.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Anyway, seeking work is a tad difficult given the poor design of the streets with their prohibitive curbs and driveways that don't quite line up. Steve Martin

Hey, Ms. P," Tad called, "what's going on?" She let out a slow breath before she answered. "You won't believe this... Brian Murrey tried to eat Scott Morgan." Nick's eyes widened at the unexpected explanation. Had he heard that right? Sherrilyn Kenyon

I do think it is likely a tad frustrating for Gates to watch his own company pivot and be successful with new initiatives while Apple gets a huge valuation even though its latest efforts have underperformed or, like the HomePod, largely failed in market. Rob Enderle

Carried away. He got a little carried away. This is like saying Hitler was a tad aggressive. Sophie Kinsella

I did musical theater, and I did dancing for what it was at the performing arts high school that I went to. I went to a school where I was there on a scholarship. So I think when you're on a scholarship, you always work a tad harder, or you want to work a tad harder than the next person. Cassie Ventura

I'm quite ignorant about fashion and I'm colourblind, so it's all a tad tricky. My only knowledge of that world comes through Christopher Bailey, whom I first met in 2008 when I did a campaign for Burberry that featured musicians, artists, actors and sportsmen. Eddie Redmayne

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