Chad (slang)


A Chad, in manosphere slang, is a sexually active "alpha male".

Origins

The term originated in Chicago and originally referred in a derogatory way to a young urban American man, typically single and in his twenties or early thirties.
It was covered by a satirical website dedicated to the Lincoln Park Chad Society, a fictional social club based in Chicago's upscale Lincoln Park neighborhood. A Chad was originally depicted as originating in Chicago's affluent North Shore suburbs, receiving a BMW for his 16th birthday, obtaining a law or business degree from a Big Ten university, belonging to a fraternity, moving to Lincoln Park, marrying a "Trixie", and then moving back to the North Shore suburbs.

Manosphere

The term was later appropriated in incel forums to refer to sexually active "alpha males". Within the manosphere, Chads are viewed as constituting the top decile in terms of genetic fitness. In online animation drawings in the manosphere, a Chad is further tagged with the last name Thundercock and is often depicted as muscular with a very pronounced crotch bulge. Chads are sometimes portrayed as the opposite to "omega" or "beta" males, and as aesthetically attractive. The term Chad is sometimes used interchangeably with slayer. Due to their characterisation as being genetically gifted and privileged—though sometimes depicted as shallow, air-headed, arrogant, and overtly sexual—the term Chad is used in both a pejorative and complimentary way on incel forums.
The female counterpart to the Chad, in slang, is the Stacy or, originally, the Trixie.