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stat en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /stæt/
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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin statim (“immediately”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) With no delay; at once.
   • stat dose

stat en · ADV · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /stæt/
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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin statim (“immediately”).

Meanings

1. (informal, not-comparable) Immediately; now.
2. (broadly, humorous, not-comparable, slang) Immediately.
   • TBH, I’d get to shopping STAT because these hoodies will for sure sell like hotcakes once season 2 premieres on June 28. So make sure to snag one for yourself before they sell out and mark your calendar for the big day! 2022 June 27, Megan Uy, “Where to Get That Cute Tie-Dye Hoodie on ‘Only Murders in the Building’”, in Cosmopolitan:

Translations (24)

nb umiddelbart (Immediately, now) · tr derhal (Immediately, now) · fr tout de suite (Immediately, now) · nb nå (Immediately, now) · fr là (Immediately, now) · fi heti (Immediately, now) · it immediatamente (Immediately, now) · tr hemen (Immediately, now) · pl już (Immediately, now) · et kohe (Immediately, now) · pt já (Immediately, now) · nb øyeblikkelig (Immediately, now) · et jalamaid (Immediately, now) · fr maintenant (Immediately, now) · es inmediatamente (Immediately, now) · fi oitis (Immediately, now) · es ya (Immediately, now) · nb med en gang (Immediately, now) · et koheselt (Immediately, now) · et nüüd (Immediately, now) · pl natychmiast (Immediately, now) · ru немедленно (Immediately, now) · cmn 即刻 (Immediately, now) · et kohemaid (Immediately, now)

stat en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /stæt/
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Etymology

Clipping of statistic.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, especially, in-plural) Clipping of statistic.
   alt of statistic
   • There are some glittering stats out there regarding Brassey: namely that he'd built around one-third of Britain's railways by the time he was in his early 40s, and that by the time of his death (aged 65) he was responsible for around one-twentieth of the world's railways. 2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chester (1848)”, in Rail, number 947, page 57:

Forms

Deriveds

stat padder · outstat · stat padding · statwise · stathead · upstat · dump stat · statty · stat whore · downstat

stat en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /stæt/
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Etymology

Clipping of statistic.

Meanings

1. (informal, transitive) To collect or interpret statistics related to (a match etc.).
   • "I went back and statted that match," Shondell said. "Seventy percent of the points, we either finished them with a kill or making an error. So we were in control, it's just that we weren't in control the way we needed to be on a regular basis." 2014 September 16, Sam King, “Purdue volleyball notes: Madness in Mackey Arena”, in Journal & Courier:
   • The most important part of the collection, however, is Howe’s folders of stats. […] All up, he reckons he’s statted over 10,000 Australian matches at all levels. It’s all been digitised now, of course, but to this day Howe maintains a hand-written record. 2015 July 27, Joe Gorman, “The stats guru helping keep alive football history in Australia”, in The Guardian:
2. (qualifier:roleplaying games, slang, transitive) To assign statistics to (a monster etc. in a game).
   • If you stat it, they will kill it.

Forms

Synonyms

stat out

stat en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /stæt/
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Etymology

Clipping of statutory.

Meanings

1. (Canada, informal) A statutory public holiday (also as stat holiday).

Forms

Deriveds

stat max · stat dec

stat en · NOUN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

• /stæt/
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Etymology

Clipping of photostat.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of photostat.
   alt of photostat
   • These Poloroids ^([sic]) are then enlarged by a stat camera or a copier with an enlarging feature, colored electrographically, transferred to acetate pieces, and fused or sewn together into quilts. 1983 February 12, F. W. Leupold, “Lesbirotic Electrographics”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 29, page 12:

Forms

stat en · VERB · etymology 4

Pronunciation

• /stæt/
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Etymology

Clipping of photostat.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of photostat.
   alt of photostat
   • These overlays were then statted using a screen of etched glass to break up the solid black into small rows of black dots. A different sized screen was used to create a different sized dot for each percentage. 2009, Kevin Tinsley, Digital Prepress for Comic Books, New York, NY: Stickman Graphics, →ISBN, page 96:

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Relateds

stat mech