Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sugar daddy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: sug-ar -dad-dy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who spends money on an often younger partner in order to maintain the relationship.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: aristo"
""Huh, indeed!" Isobel answered him. "Proposing, or propositioning? If either of you two Romeos ever rattle the doorknob of my room at night again, you're apt to get a bullet through it." Jake winced. "Wasn't me. Look at my gray hair, Isobel. I'm old enough to be your daddy." "Sugar daddy, I suppose," she said mockingly."
"[…] Budapesters today are rather less enamoured of Váci [street]: dressed-to-kill babes and their sugar daddies would rather pose in malls, and teenagers can find McDonald's anywhere, leaving Váci utterly dependent on tourists for its livelihood and bustle."

Etymology

From sugar (“money”) + daddy (“father”).

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

sugar daddies (plural) sugardaddy (alternative)

Phrases

Uncle Sugar sugar dating

Frequently Paired Words

sugar dating sugaring sugar baby sugar mama sugar mommy

Questions

What does sugar daddy mean?: A man who spends money on an often younger partner in order to maintain the relationship.
Where does sugar daddy come from?: From sugar (“money”) + daddy (“father”).

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