dadication

English

Etymology

Blend of dad +‎ dedication.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˌdædɪˈkeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

dadication (countable and uncountable, plural dadications)

1. fatherly dedication
   • 2011 May 26, Paul Barker, The Book of Dad‎, illustrated, reprint edition, HarperCollins UK, →ISBN:

     Dadication's What You Need!

   • 2013 April 2, Blair Koenig, STFU, Parents: The Jaw-Dropping, Self-Indulgent, and Occasionally Rage-Inducing World of Parent Overshare‎, Penguin, →ISBN:

     They will work overtime to ensure their kids get the best education. And they will mow down the guy who got the last Elmo doll in he Toys R Us parking lot with their Ford F-150s. And then they'll brag about it on Facebook. That's dadication.

   • 2023 March 21, Charlotte Smith, Portmanteaus and More: Let's Have Some Fun with English‎, Archway Publishing, →ISBN:

     dadication = dad + dedication

   • 2023 December 12, Elwin Kline, “Introduction”, in Geek 2 Outdoors - Hunting‎, Elwin M Kline III, page 14:

     Dadication. Becoming a father in 2019 with the birth of my first daughter is where the deep desire for Geek to Outdoorsman truly began.