dadbod

dadbod

See also: dad bod

An example of the "dadbod" physical type.

English

Alternative forms

• dad bod

Etymology

dad +‎ bod

Noun

dadbod (plural dadbods)

1. (slang) The slighty paunchy body type characteristic of a father; a man who has this type of body.
   • 2015, Chris Mandle, "In praise of the 'dadbod': the man who's let himself go", The Telegraph (UK), 1 May 2015:

     Look at Leo DiCaprio, who has gone from a blonde-curtained teen pin-up to a total dadbod over the years.

   • 2015, Alex Mario, "The sexual politics of ‘dadbod’", The Philippine Star, 9 May 2015:

     The dadbod is the fruit of years of Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen comedies celebrating the bros: man-children who love spending time in their man-caves drinking beer, watching TV, and generally being the teenagers they will always be, while being, deep down, more sensitive and sincere than any well-chiselled pretty boy.

   • 2015, Pete Casmore, "It’s not a dadbod – it’s an act of rock’n’roll dietary rebellion", The Guardian, 14 May 2015:

     People have even taken to saying that a dadbod is a hot bod.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:dadbod.

Translations

overweight male body type

Norwegian: Bokmål: pappakropp (no) m Nynorsk: pappakropp (no) m

Spanish: fofisano Swedish: pappakropp c

See also

• Thesaurus:paunch