dad bod

See also: dadbod

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Etymology

From dad +‎ bod.

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Noun

dad bod (plural dad bods)

  1. (slang) The slighty paunchy body type characteristic of a father; a man who has this type of body.
    • 2015 May 26, Hadley Freeman, The Guardian:
      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.
    • 2016, Supernatural, season 11, episode 3, spoken by Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles):
      Hey what's a "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)[1]:
      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.

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