Definition, synonyms and related words
Abbreviation of statistics.
"The office was closed because today is a stat holiday in our state."
A statutory public holiday (also as stat holiday)
In plain English: A stat is an official record of something, especially sports scores or game results.
"The new car's horsepower is listed in every stat sheet available online."
To assign statistics to (a monster, etc. in a game).
"The dungeon master spent hours statting out every goblin and dragon before the players arrived."
In plain English: To stat something means to start it immediately without any delay.
"You can stat on your phone to see how long you've been walking today."
Usage: Use the verb form only when assigning numerical data or stats to characters within video games and role-playing scenarios. Do not use it for real-world holidays, which should be described with terms like "statutory" instead of the noun "stat."
With no delay; at once.
"The manager ordered the team to stat and fix the error immediately."
Immediately; now.
"The manager asked if anyone could stat and give him a report on the sales figures."
The word "stat" comes from the Latin phrase statim, which means "immediately." It entered English as a shortened form of the medical command to take medicine right away.