war daddy

noun

A player with extraordinary ability and exceptional toughness.

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Meanings

nounwar daddy (plural war daddies)

plural war daddies

  1. USslangAmerican footballA player with extraordinary ability and exceptional toughness.

Origin

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

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APA

war daddy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20daddy

MLA

“war daddy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20daddy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “war daddy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20daddy.

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