daddy-o

UK/ˈdædɪəʊ/

noun

Term of address for a man.

Meanings

noundaddy-o (plural daddy-os)

plural daddy-os · alternative daddy-oh · alternative daddio

  1. datedinformalTerm of address for a man.

    Hey daddy-o, make that type O huh? That a boy.

    1956, Nervous Norvus, "Transfusion" (lyrics)
    2 more examples

    He walks in the classroom cool and slow, / Who calls the English teacher Daddy-O?

    1959, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, "Charlie Brown" (lyrics)

    But Godot also means 'ot Dog, or the dog who is hot, and it means God-O, God as the female principle, just as Daddy-O in Hip means father who has failed, […]

    1959, Norman Mailer, Advertisements for Myself

Origin

  1. Englishdaddy
  2. Latinō
  3. Old Frenchoh
  4. Middle Englisho
  5. EnglishO
  6. Middle Englisho
  7. Englishoh
  8. Englishdaddy-o

From daddy + -o.

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Cite this entry
APA

daddy-o. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daddy-o

MLA

“daddy-o.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daddy-o. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daddy-o,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daddy-o.

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