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war daddy

war daddy noun: a player with extraordinary ability and exceptional toughness.

Noun

war daddy (plural war daddies)

  1. (US, slang) A player with extraordinary ability and exceptional toughness.

Forms of war daddy

pluralwar daddies

Origin of war daddy

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

Questions about war daddy

What does war daddy mean?
War daddy means a player with extraordinary ability and exceptional toughness.
What part of speech is war daddy?
War daddy is a noun.
What is the plural of war daddy?
The plural of war daddy is war daddies.

Words near war daddy in the dictionary

  1. war crimes
  2. war criminal
  3. war criminals
  4. war cry
  5. war daddies
  6. war daddy
  7. war dance
  8. war dances
  9. War Democrat
  10. War Democrats
  11. war dog

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