Definition of "pregnant chad" []

• A chad that is bulging or pierced but is still attached to the voting ballot at all four corners (noun)

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• "Seelye in the New York Times: “Variants include dimpled chad (bulging but not pierced), pregnant chad (attached by all four corners to a ballot that is either bulging or pierced), hanging chad (attached by a single corner), swinging-door chad (attached by two corners) and tri chad (attached by three corners).”"