Daddy-o

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdædɪəʊ/

Full definition of daddy-o

Noun

1. (informal, dated) Term of address for a man.
• 1956, Nervous Norvus, "Transfusion" (lyrics)Hey daddy-o, make that type O huh? That a boy.
• 1959, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, "Charlie Brown (song)" (lyrics)He walks in the classroom cool and slow,
  Who calls the English teacher Daddy-O?
• 1959, Norman Mailer, But Godot also means 'ot Dog, or the dog who is hot, and it means God-O, God as the female j principle, just as Daddy-O in Hip means father who has failed, . . .

Usage notes

Used in the 1950s and 1960s as a term of endearment, or to appear "hip".