English Explanatory Dictionary

zaddy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A handsome, fashionable man, especially an older man.

Pronunciation

/ˈzædi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-zaddy.wav

Word forms

zaddy zaddies

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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