Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

war daddy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: war -dad-dy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A player with extraordinary ability and exceptional toughness.

American usage; Slang

Etymology

The phrase may have originated with Harold T. White, a coach at Mississippi's Perkinston Junior College in the 1950s.

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

war daddies (plural)

Questions

What does war daddy mean?: A player with extraordinary ability and exceptional toughness.
Where does war daddy come from?: The phrase may have originated with Harold T. White, a coach at Mississippi's Perkinston Junior College in the 1950s.

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