Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dollar of the daddies

/ˈdɑlɚ ə(v)ðə ˌdædiz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: dol-lar of the -dad-dies
IPA: /ˈdɑlɚ ə(v)ðə ˌdædiz/

28

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pre-1873 American silver dollar.

Colloquial; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"And now irreverent jokers complain that the "Dollar of the Daddies" is below pa."
"You say that you “want to restore silver"; now let us have the old conditions. “We want the 'dollar of the daddies',” is your cry."
"Many persons believe that the so-called "dollar of the daddies," weighing 412½ grains (nine tenths fine), having a ratio to gold of "16 to 1" in value when first coined, was the original dollar of the Constitution."

Etymology

A parodic alteration of dollar of the fathers (referring to the Founding Fathers or one's ancestors).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdɑlɚ ə(v)ðə ˌdædiz/
British English: /ˈdɒlə‿ɹə(v)ðə ˌdadiz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dollars of the daddies (plural) dollar of our daddies (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce dollar of the daddies?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑlɚ ə(v)ðə ˌdædiz/.
What does dollar of the daddies mean?: The pre-1873 American silver dollar.
Where does dollar of the daddies come from?: A parodic alteration of dollar of the fathers (referring to the Founding Fathers or one's ancestors).

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