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dat

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
4
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/dæt/

Definition of dat

7 senses · 5 parts of speech · etymology included

det

  1. (Ireland, Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, dialectal, humorous, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling)Pronunciation spelling of that.
    “Pidgin is a combination of expressions and phrases that are recognizable to those who speak it. To non-Pidgin speakers, it may sound like slang. For example, “dat” means that and “fadda” means father or dad.”
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det

  1. (Ireland, Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, dialectal, humorous, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling)Pronunciation spelling of that.
    “Pidgin is a combination of expressions and phrases that are recognizable to those who speak it. To non-Pidgin speakers, it may sound like slang. For example, “dat” means that and “fadda” means father or dad.”

conj

  1. (Ireland, Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, dialectal, humorous, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling)Pronunciation spelling of that.
    “Dey vanished...but it wasn't too long ago dat dey did. Dey oughta still be nearby.”

pron

  1. (Ireland, Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, dialectal, humorous, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling)Pronunciation spelling of that.
    “Whadda I do? Dis an' dat.”

adv

  1. (Ireland, Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, dialectal, humorous, nonstandard, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling)Pronunciation spelling of that.

noun

  1. Digital Audio Tape, a digital data storage tape format using a dual-spooled cartridge and magnetic tape, used for digital audio and data storage.
  2. (Canada, US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Dental Admission Test.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of dolphin-assisted therapy

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Etymology

Pronuctiation spelling of that, representing dialects with th-stopping. Compare Dutch dat, Low German dat, and German das.

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