Chats
Chats is British Royal Navy slang for Chatham — the historic dockyard town in Kent that served as one of the most important naval bases in British history.
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🇯🇵 Parler Japonais avec Mofusand 🐾 Les petits chats de Mofusand ont envie de vous partager leurs secrets pour maîtriser les rudiments de la langue nippone 😻 📅 Sortie en librairie : 4 juin 📚 Un one-shot tout en…
[FEMBOY 18+] chats → Prison of Husks Demo + Warframe | been looking forward to this demo! and then WF Link to stream below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #vtuber #indievtuber
okay, what in the actual fuck is going on? when this is all said and done, Hollywood better fucking make this dire comedy based on reality. and I want every single fuck up in there, right down to the signal chats, d…
Please do, you know I love our food chats!
Une IA pour traduire les « miaou » des chats en langage humain ? 🐱 Découvrez cette avancée intrigante de Baidu !
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Chats is British Royal Navy slang for Chatham — the historic dockyard town in Kent that served as one of the most important naval bases in British history. Like much naval slang, it's efficient, affectionate shorthand used by sailors who've served or trained there. Chatham Dockyard was active for centuries before closing in 1984, and Chats remains a nostalgic reference point among naval veterans and maritime history enthusiasts.
He'd done his basic training at Chats before being posted to Portsmouth.
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(UK, naval, _, slang) Chatham.
"Chats" means chatham. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"Chats" is informal English meaning chatham. It is mainly heard in British English (and Irish English). A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "chatham" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "Chats" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“🇯🇵 Parler Japonais avec Mofusand 🐾 Les petits chats de Mofusand ont envie de vous partager leurs secrets pour maîtriser les rudiments de la langue nippone 😻 📅 Sortie en librairie : 4 juin 📚 Un one-shot tout en couleur Plus d'infos ➡️ https://bit.ly/3QMEphK #manga #Mofusand”
— Bluesky· May 2026“[FEMBOY 18+] chats → Prison of Husks Demo + Warframe | been looking forward to this demo! and then WF Link to stream below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #vtuber #indievtuber”
— Bluesky· May 2026“okay, what in the actual fuck is going on? when this is all said and done, Hollywood better fucking make this dire comedy based on reality. and I want every single fuck up in there, right down to the signal chats, double taps, and flight logs past kid rocks house.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Please do, you know I love our food chats!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Une IA pour traduire les « miaou » des chats en langage humain ? 🐱 Découvrez cette avancée intrigante de Baidu !”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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