Dictionary

dad bod en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈdæd ˌbɑd/ (General-American)
• /ˈdæd ˌbɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From dad + bod.

Meanings

1. (slang) The slighty paunchy body type characteristic of a father; a man who has this type of body.
   • Everyone seems to have an opinion on the dad bod, which, as far as I can ascertain, is any male body that doesn’t belong to Channing Tatum. 2015 May 26, Hadley Freeman, The Guardian:
   • His shirt was lazily halftucked into his skinny black jeans, just tight enough for her to see the shape of his body. He obviously worked out, but also enjoyed a hearty meal and a few beers, making his belly stick out just a little bit. Total dad bod. 2016, Leonard Delaney, The Pop Culture Value Combo, Volume 1 (The Minions in Me, Oregon Patriots Occupied My Butt, Humping the Hambandit, and Womanized by Idris Elba Playing James Bond):
   • Hey what's a "dad bod"? 2016, Supernatural, season 11, episode 3, spoken by Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles):

Forms

Relateds

paunch

Translations (8)

no pappakropp (overweight male body type) · th หุ่นอาเสี่ย (overweight male body type) · es fofisano (overweight male body type) · sv pappakropp (overweight male body type) · cmn 老爸身材 (overweight male body type) · nb pappakropp (overweight male body type) · da farkrop (overweight male body type) · th หุ่นเสี่ย (overweight male body type)