Zaddy

//ˈzædi// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A handsome, fashionable man, especially an older man. slang

    "She keep on callin' me zaddy, that lil' baby got a fatty"

Example

More examples

"She keep on callin' me zaddy, that lil' baby got a fatty"

Etymology

The origin of the slang word zaddy, an assibilation of daddy, is unclear. Urban Dictionary has numerous, usually similar user definitions of zaddy with the earliest going back to June 17, 2008 by a user by the name of Josette as follows: "The slang term for a really "handsome" guy who is very appealing and looks really fashionable. He has to have swag and sex appeal and look sexy and attractive", this meaning is the most common. Other published instances of the word only become more frequent around 2018 but perhaps influenced by by American rapper Ty Dolla Sign's 2016 song by the same name.

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