zaddy
noun
an attractive older man
What does zaddy mean?
Zaddy is a slang term for an attractive older man.
Examples of zaddy
I’m going to go with Walton Goggins here because this year he not only turned in another great acting performance but he’s been experiencing a bit of what’s known as a Pedro Pascal “zaddy moment” that likely put him at top of mind with voters.
—Alicia Rancilio, quoted in The Canadian Press (Toronto, Canada), 9 Sept. 2025
Jaideep says he does not know what ‘zaddy’—popular youth slang for an attractive older man—means. Explained, he deadpans, “Ah, it basically means I am old.”
—While I was being dismissed as a hag, a bag and a crone, a bloke my age would be lauded as distinguished, matured, seasoned, a manther, a zaddy, a silver fox.
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Where does zaddy come from?
Zaddy has been in use for over a decade, but saw a notable increase in 2016, after rapper Blac Chyna used it in an Instagram caption following her arrest for public intoxication. The term appeared to allude to Rob Kardashian, whom Blac Chyna was dating at the time, but one report about the post suggested that zaddy was already a term known to the writer:
Blac also took to Instagram sharing a meme which read #FreeChyna and she appeared to reference Rob being supportive as she captioned it: “When Zaddy holds u down no matter what.” Zaddy is a slang term for an attractive man.
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How is zaddy used?
Zaddy is slang, and tends to be used in a playful, and occasionally flirtatious, manner.
