stat

adv, adj, verb and 1 more — 6 senses

stat

adv

/stæt/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin statim (“immediately”).

1

Medicine, Sciences Informal Immediately; now.

2

Broadly, Humorous, 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:

stat

adj

Etymology Borrowed from Latin statim (“immediately”).

1

Medicine, Sciences With no delay; at once.

  • stat dose

stat

verb

Etymology Clipping of statistic.

1

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Informal 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

Slang To assign statistics to (a monster etc. in a game).

Roleplaying games

  • If you stat it, they will kill it.

stat

noun

Etymology Clipping of statutory.

1

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

Derived terms
stat dec, stat max

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