Heard on Springer: _baby daddy_, etc. (UNCLASSIFIED)
Margaret Lee
mlee303 at YAHOO.COM
Sat Apr 23 10:24:43 UTC 2011
Is "nasty daddy" a modern version of "dirty old man"?
--Margaret Lee
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From: "Mullins, Bill AMRDEC" Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL
I heard on one of the Judges lately a woman refer to a "nasty daddy",
which was explained to the judge to be a somewhat older man who is
hitting on girls too young for his self. Strong connotation of
creepiness.
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