'at

pron, slang

pron, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Pronoun
  1. 1
    Reduced form of that. colloquial, form-of, reduced

    "What’s ’at? (meaning What is that?)"

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anotherdatsososo thatso that

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"What’s ’at? (meaning What is that?)"

Etymology

Alteration (apheresis) of that, attested since Middle English at, atte (“that”, relative pronoun). Compare Old Norse at (“that”, relative pronoun).

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