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Chadband

Chadband noun: a smug preacher.

Noun

Chadband (plural Chadbands)

  1. A smug preacher.
    • Chadbands have nothing to do with art, and their appearance on every possible occasion is an insult to artistic intelligence. The priest is the enemy of art; always has been, and always will be. Art is pagan, and the prattle of the preacher will never make it anything else.1891, Alfred Trumble, The Art Collector: A Journal Devoted to the Arts and the Crafts, page 50
    • Would a Chadband, a deliberate hypocrite, have achieved the stern self-abandonment with which he now set himself to readjust Edward Albert's affairs?1941, H. G. Wells, You Can't Be Too Careful

Forms of Chadband

pluralChadbands

Origin of Chadband

After the character of Mr Chadband in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House (1852).

Questions about Chadband

What does Chadband mean?
Chadband means a smug preacher.
What part of speech is Chadband?
Chadband is a noun.
What is the plural of Chadband?
The plural of Chadband is Chadbands.

Words near Chadband in the dictionary

  1. chadahs
  2. Chadalavada
  3. chadar
  4. chadarim
  5. chadars
  6. Chadband
  7. Chadbands
  8. Chadbourn
  9. Chadbourne
  10. Chadbournes
  11. Chadbourns

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