dat

Slang for this

Dat is an informal or dialectal spelling of "that," representing how the word sounds in certain accents and speech patterns.

It appears in written dialogue, song lyrics, and casual online communication to convey a particular voice or style: Dat boy ain't right, Who dat?

The spelling is associated with African American Vernacular English, New Orleans speech, and internet slang where it often appears in memes and catchphrases.

informal

dis

Slang for insult

  • demDialectal spelling of those
  • doseQuantity of medicine
  • slangInformal in-group vocabulary

dialect · vernacular · casual · colloquial

Opposites
orthographic register

datthat

The other one

standard spelling · proper English

Phrases
Family

date, data, dated, dating, dates, database, databases, datable, datum

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Known to kids · Everyday, not technical · Rated G