noun
General Slang
Pad
/pæd/ · noun · slang
Your home, apartment, or place to hang out.
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Definitions
1
Any private space someone calls their own.
“She fixed up the basement as her own little pad.”
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2
A person's home, room, or apartment.
“Come back to my pad and we'll spin some records.”
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3
A regular hangout or place to crash.
“The guys all met up at Joe's pad before the show.”
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Pad In A Sentence
His pad was wall-to-wall with hot-rod magazines and 45s.
Nobody's home at my pad, so the party's there.
They crashed at a buddy's pad after the dance let out.
Origin & Usage
Slang from 1940s-50s jazz and beat culture, with deep roots in Black American hipster speech, where 'pad' meant one's living quarters. It spread into 1950s teen and rock-n-roll slang as a casual word for home.
People Also Ask
What does pad mean in slang?
It means your home, apartment, room, or hangout spot — 'my pad' is just 'my place.'
Where did pad come from?
It comes from 1940s-50s jazz and beat slang rooted in Black American hipster speech, where 'pad' meant one's living quarters.
Is pad still used today?
Yes, it survives in casual speech and in compounds like 'bachelor pad' and 'crash pad,' though it carries a retro feel.
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