ˈdaddy-o
Colloq. var. daddy (various senses).
| 1949 Music Libr. Assoc. Notes Dec. 42 Daddy-o, friend, buddy. Originated with Negro musicians. 1952 R. Ellison Invisible Man xxiii. 366 A group of zoot-suiters greeted me in passing. ‘Hey, now, daddy-o,’ they called. 1959 C. MacInnes Absolute Beginners i. i. 18 Oh yes it can, daddy-o. 1959 E. Ambler Passage of Arms iv. 107 You Americans give away billions of dollars... Because big daddy-o wants to be loved. 1960 Time & Tide 24 Dec. 1599/3 The walls are crazy,..And the scene uncool for you, Daddy-o. 1963 ‘A. Garve’ Sea Monks iii. 101 What you goin' to do..when you finished it, Daddy-O? Ibid., D'you reckon we oughter let Daddy-O 'ave a tool like that? 1969 N. Cohn AWopBopaLooBop (1970) vi. 56 Who calls the English teacher daddy-o? |