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Who's your daddy?

English translation: Listen a#sh*&le, I own you, and you had better face up to it.

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04:09 Oct 30, 2009

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Slang / Daddys

English term or phrase: Who's your daddy?

Having watched Pedro Martinez pitch last night in the World Series during the ATA WordFast dinner, I was reminded of the famous "daddy" incident a few years back. I had a small discussion with a fellow translator about this and we decided to post a kudos question.

What exactly does "who's your daddy" mean?

Edward Potter KudoZ activity Questions: 328 (2 open) (3 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 159
Local time: 00:13

English translation:Listen a#sh*&le, I own you, and you had better face up to it.

Explanation:
Without every investigating the matter in depth, I always assumed that this is what the meaning of the phrase was.

Have fun at ATA!

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Ahem!:

Without ever investigating the matter in depth..... :)

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OR:

You are powerless against me!

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Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 18:13

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3 +9

Listen a#sh*&le, I own you, and you had better face up to it.

Robert Forstag

5 +1

"I" am the boss

Yasutomo Kanazawa

Who provides for you and protects you and is the one who wants you? Tell me where you loyalty lies.

Deborah Workman

Who looks after you.

Gary D

Pedro Martinez admitted NY controlled him

Travelin Ann

Summary of reference entries provided

Wiki

B D Finch

Report in Sports Illustrated

urbom

Discussion entries: 3

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5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

who's your daddy?

Listen a#sh*&le, I own you, and you had better face up to it.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 18:13
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree

Liam Hamilton

2 hrs

-> Thank you, Liam.

agree

Alfa Trans

3 hrs

-> Thank you, Marju.

agree

kmtext

3 hrs

-> Thanks, KM.

agree

Julie Waddington: I'm agreeing with the note added "You are powerless against me!" - that seems to sum it up perfectly!!

5 hrs

-> Thank you, Julie.

agree

phoenix 2009

6 hrs

-> Thank you, Phoe.

agree

urbom: Yes, it's used to assert one's dominance/superiority.

9 hrs

-> Thanks, Ur.

agree

Mary O’Connor

12 hrs

-> Thanks, Mary-O

agree

· george ·

13 hrs

-> Thank you, Sol.

neutral

Travelin Ann: it really has no expletive deleted connotation//And I beg to differ - it is simply not that rude

19 hrs

-> I beg to differ. It is really a highly insulting expression that carries the force of a vulgar insult.

agree

Goldcoaster

1 day7 hrs

-> Thanks, Gold.

30 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

who's your daddy? "I" am the boss

Explanation:
A saying used to demoralize or degrade someone during or after an event in which the man is in a superior possition. Often used to degrade women when said by a man.

"Ooh, you see that shot? Who's your daddy?"

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=who's your da...

Not in this context, but seems like this phrase is used against women from men, who wants to take power over them.

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of:

Japanese

17 hrs confidence:

who's your daddy? Pedro Martinez admitted NY controlled him

Explanation:
This started when Pedro was pitching for the Boston Red Sox, and he just couldn't win. In an interview, he "tipped his cap" to New York.

The concept is that New York was his boss or bossed him around.

Travelin Ann
Local time: 18:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

21 hrs confidence:

who's your daddy? Who provides for you and protects you and is the one who wants you? Tell me where you loyalty lies.

Explanation:
Although your context concerns a dispute, the phrase is not always used in anger or to humiliate. Sometimes it's asked teasingly/affectionately. It's always asked to seek reassurance, though.

Deborah Workman
United States
Local time: 18:13
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

3 days8 hrs confidence:

who's your daddy? Who looks after you.

Explanation:
Who is the best... who looks after you... my son keeps saying this to me when he thinks he did something good to help me. I say back to him, you should be saying "Who's your mumma" Indicating he is a big girl.. jokingly of course.

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Australian version of course..

Gary D
Local time: 09:13
Native speaker of:

English

Reference comments

5 hrs

Reference: Wiki

Reference information:
I've also heard it in the context of suggesting that somebody has only got their job thanks to nepotism. The American usage seems to be more about dominance.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46032-2005Jan...

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_your_daddy%3F_%28phrase...

B D Finch
France
Native speaker of:

English

9 hrs

Reference: Report in Sports Illustrated

Reference information:
"It will go down in Yankees-Red Sox lore as the Daddy Speech, in honor of this highlight in Martinez's interview session after a 6-4 loss to New York on Friday: 'What can I say? I tip my hat and call the Yankees my daddy.'

There was more to it, of course. Martinez, speaking while seated in front of a packed room of reporters in a news conference setting, said he didn't want to pitch against the Yankees again: 'I hope they ... disappear and never come back. I would rather like to face any other team right now.'"

In other words, Martinez was accepting the Yankees' superiority and dominance over him.

Reference: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/tom_verducci/0...

urbom
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

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