daddy-o

/ˈdædɪəʊ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

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noun

Dated; Informal

"Hey daddy-o, make that type O huh? That a boy."
"He walks in the classroom cool and slow, / Who calls the English teacher Daddy-O?"
"But Godot also means 'ot Dog, or the dog who is hot, and it means God-O, God as the female principle, just as Daddy-O in Hip means father who has failed, […]"

Etymology tree English daddy Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English daddy-o From daddy + -o.

daddy-os (plural) daddy-oh (alternative) daddio (alternative)

gladieux

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How do you pronounce daddy-o?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdædɪəʊ/.

What does daddy-o mean?

Term of address for a man.

Where does daddy-o come from?

Etymology tree English daddy Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English daddy-o From daddy + -o.

How to pronounce daddy-o

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