Definition of dat

dat    

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• "that".

  Dat's what I'm saying.

  Dat is so hot.

  Dat is just plumb crazy.

  • See more words with the same meaning: alternative spellings or pronunciations (list of).

  Last edited on May 21 2014. Submitted by H. P. from Toronto, ON, Canada on Jan 23 1998.

notes

• "Dat" is used to replace "that" both when "that" is used in its traditional non-slang senses and when it used in its slang senses. For slang senses of "that", see that.

  Last edited on Jun 28 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2015.

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Other terms relating to 'alternative spellings or pronunciations (list of)':
wi	Definitions include: "with".
okie dokie	Definitions include: "okay".
SOS	Definitions include: acronym for "same old shit."
SWD	Definitions include: acronym for "sleep when dead".
sup	Definitions include: a greeting, similar to "What's going on?"
psych	Definitions include: said upon fooling someone.
ahole	Definitions include: "asshole."
info	Definitions include: "information".
an	Definitions include: and.
NWS	Definitions include: acronym for "not work safe".
frosh	Definitions include: a freshman.
DIY	Definitions include: acronym for "Do It Yourself."
waste	Definitions include: to destroy.
OTOH	Definitions include: acronym for "on the other hand".
daycation	Definitions include: a day off from work.
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Other terms relating to 'that':
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
all that	Definitions include: superior, as good as it gets.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
atta	Definitions include: "that a".
attaboy	Definitions include: interjection of encouragement.
atta girl	Definitions include: interjection of encouragement.
bet that	Definitions include: to approve or agree
bite the hand that feeds	Definitions include: to do something bad to someone that takes care of one.
bugger that for a game of Soldiers	Definitions include: British expression meaning that the speaker doesn't want to do something.
bump that	Definitions include: it means to ignore, let go or pay him/her no attention.
burn that bridge	Definitions include: See burn a bridge.
change that tune	Definitions include: to change what one says about something.
copy that	Definitions include: to understand.
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