daddy-o

== English == === Alternative forms === daddy-oh, daddio === Etymology === From daddy + -o. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdædɪəʊ/ === Noun === daddy-o (plural daddy-os) (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" (lyrics) He walks in the classroom cool and slow, / Who calls the English teacher Daddy-O? ==== Usage notes ==== Used in the 1950s and 1960s as a term of endearment, or to appear "hip".