Chad (slang)

For other uses, see Chad (disambiguation).

Chad is a generally derogatory slang term referring to a young urban white man, typically single and in his 20s or early 30s.^[1] The term originated during the 1990s in Chicago, Illinois, and was further popularlized by a satirical website dedicated to the Lincoln Park Chad Society, a fictional social club based in Chicago's upscale Lincoln Park neighborhood.^[2] The female counterpart to the Chad, in slang, is the "Trixie".^[3]

A Chad is typically depicted as originating in Chicago's affluent North Shore suburbs (Highland Park, Lincolnshire, Deerfield, Northbrook, Glencoe, Winnetka, Glenview, Wilmette, or Lake Forest), attending private prep school, receiving a BMW for his 16th birthday, obtaining a law degree from a Big Ten University, belonging to a fraternity, moving to Lincoln Park, marrying a Trixie, and then moving back to the North Suburbs.^[4]

As such, "Chads" are not unique to Chicago but representative of a stereotyped subculture in contemporary America. However, the term's use is specific to the Chicago area.

See also

• Chav
• Frat Boy
• Metrosexual
• Preppy
• Pretty Boy
• Yuppie

References

1. ^ Kaduk, Kevin. Wrigleyworld: A Season in Baseball's Best Neighborhood (NAL Hardcover, 2006) ISBN 978-0451218124
2. ^ Tracy Swartz (April 24, 2008). "Talk of the town". Chicago Redeye (Tribune Co.). 
3. ^ Clay Risen (Aug 20, 2001). "Lincoln Park Trixie Society". Flak Magazine. 
4. ^ » Lifecycle

External links

• Lincoln Park Chad Society (archived) Website
• Lincoln Park Trixie Society Website at the Internet Archive Wayback machine.
• Lincoln Park Trixie Society Official Lincoln Park Website (Currently inactive)
• (Lincoln Park) Trixie at the Urban Dictionary

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