First Known Use: 1833
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cad
noun \ˈkad\
: a rude and selfish man
Full Definition of CAD
1
: an omnibus conductor
2
: a man who acts with deliberate disregard for another's feelings or rights
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Origin of CAD
English dialect, unskilled assistant, short for Scots caddie
Related to CAD
- Synonyms
- bastard, beast, bleeder [British], blighter [chiefly British], boor, bounder, bugger, buzzard, jerk, chuff, churl, clown, creep, cretin, crud [slang], crumb [slang], cur, dirtbag [slang], dog, fink, heel, hound, joker, louse, lout, pill, rat, rat fink, reptile, rotter, schmuck [slang], scum, scumbag [slang], scuzzball [slang], skunk, sleaze, sleazebag [slang], sleazeball [slang], slime, slimeball [slang], slob, snake, so-and-so, sod [chiefly British], stinkard, stinker, swine, toad, varmint, vermin
CAD
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Definition of CAD
computer-aided design
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