deadbeat dad
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈdɛdˌbit dæd/
- Offensive
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padre gorrón (coloquial, ofensivo)
- In court, the judge labeled him a deadbeat dad for not paying his child support.
- calling someone a deadbeat dad
- deadbeat dads get
- deadbeat dad laws
But if I come home and I'm a lazy deadbeat dad, I will raise a bunch of lazy deadbeat children or angry children or both.
- But if I come home and I'm a lazy deadbeat dad, I will raise a bunch of lazy deadbeat children or angry children or both.
- It's I just posted today I had It's like when a deadbeat dad their kid becomes famous and they come out of the woodwork that happened with Peaches.
- You know, like I'm some kind of, you know, like I'm like a deadbeat dad, you know, like I'm some kind of deadbeat dessert dad.
- So now another thing to be aware of, or I just think you shouldn't do is do not date a deadbeat dad.
Examples
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- Because I'm almost 40-years-old and I don't wanna be a deadbeat dad.
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Joe Walsh is a deadbeat dad who will soon be joining the ranks of the unemployed.
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Like, "I wonder who my deadbeat dad is?"
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-You know, he could be a deadbeat dad.
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I'm the deadbeat dad, not you.
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- Yeah, don't be another deadbeat dad.
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You don't wanna see your deadbeat dad.
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- And I want you to know, Moby is not going to be a deadbeat dad.
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But if I come home and I'm a lazy deadbeat dad, I will raise a bunch of lazy deadbeat children or angry children or both.
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He is homeless, he's penniless, and he's a deadbeat dad.
Synonyms
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7.6
A person who does not pay money they owe and avoids responsibility
How Responsible
- Offensive
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6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally transparent: 'deadbeat' (someone who fails to pay or meet obligations) modifies 'dad' (father), so a learner who knows both words can infer it means a father who shirks financial/support responsibilities. This modifier+head pattern is a regular, predictable noun formation in English and cross-linguistically common, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Deadbeat dad comes from older everyday speech where deadbeat meant a person who avoids work and will not pay debts, and dad simply names the father. The image is of a father who is 'dead' to his duties and won't pay child support, so the phrase means a father who on purpose fails to give money for his children.