Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. (context slang English) A man who spends money for the benefit of a relationship with an often younger romantic or sexual partner.
WordNet
n. a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacy
Wikipedia
"Sugar Daddy" is a hit single for Motown quintet The Jackson 5 in late 1971.
The song, which peaked at #3 on the R&B singles chart and #10 on the pop singles chart in the beginning of 1972. "Sugar Daddy" was one of the Jackson 5 hits produced by The Corporation: Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell, and Deke Richards.
The b-side is the non-album track "I'm So Happy".
Sugar Daddy is a candy bar on a stick manufactured by Tootsie Roll Industries that is essentially a block of moderately hard caramel. A bite-sized caramel flavored jelly bean candy based on the Sugar Daddy is marketed under the name Sugar Babies.
Sugar Daddy was invented in 1925 by chocolate salesman Robert Welch (1899-1985), whose younger brother James O. Welch (1906-85) founded the James O. Welch Company in 1927. Sugar Daddy was originally called the '' Papa Sucker''. The name was changed to Sugar Daddy in 1932. Sugar Babies were introduced three years later in 1935. A chocolate-covered version, the Sugar Mama was produced from 1965 to the 1980s.
The James O. Welch Company was purchased by the National Biscuit Company ( Nabisco, now Mondelēz International) in 1963. The Welch brands were sold to Warner-Lambert in 1988; Tootsie Roll Industries acquired them in 1993. The Tootsie Roll Industries now makes Sugar Daddy candies.
Today, Sugar Daddy candies are produced in two standard sizes, the Junior Pop, with 53 kcal, and the Large Pop, with 200 kcal; and two seasonal (Valentines and Christmas) Giant sizes, 1/2 Lb with 964 kcal, and 1 Lb with 1928 kcal.
Sugar daddy is a slang term for a man who offers support (typically financial and material) to a younger companion, a sugar baby.
Sugar daddy may also refer to:
- Sugar Daddy (candy), a caramel lollipop
- Sugardaddie.com, an online dating site
"Sugar Daddy" is the 17th episode in the third season, and the 58th episode overall, of the American dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on March 5, 2009. The episode was written by Brian Tanen and directed by David Warren.
"Sugar Daddy" is a song written by David Bellamy, and recorded by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. It was released in January 1980 as the first single from the album You Could Get Crazy. "Sugar Daddy" was the second of ten number one singles on the country chart for The Bellamy Brothers. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart.
"Sugar Daddy" is Thompson Twins' first single from the 1989 album Big Trash. It was written by the duo, Alannah Currie and Tom Bailey. The b-side "Monkey Man" was exclusive to this single.
Usage examples of "sugar daddy".
There was an old man there, having dinner with her, and I was so jealous, I accused her of having a sugar daddy.
Jack borrowed from the exploits of Officer Wendell White and spun gentler versions of his own cases: minimum strongarm, lots of sugar daddy--the bighearted Big V, protecting kids from the scourge of dope.
She either had a wealthy father or a sugar daddy paying all her bills, and Sweeney, cynical to the bone, opted for the second possibility.