DictionarypadPlace to live
noun

pad

A person's home or room.

We usually hang out at my pad after the game.

Etymology

Pad became slang for a place to sleep or live. The connection is commonly understood through a simple bed or sleeping arrangement, later broadened to one's home.

More examples

  • Come over to my new pad for dinner.
  • His bachelor pad has barely enough furniture for one person.
  • They rent fancy pads downtown but rarely spend time there.

Forms

pad · pads

Similar words

home
The everyday term, without the slang tone of pad.
apartment
Specifically a separate home within a larger residential building.
place
An informal term for someone's home, but less slangy.