What is the underlying meaning of that question/phrase?
2007-07-27 18:14:38 · 10 answers · asked by Britt 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Not the actual question... yea my dad is Bob.
No...
The phrase that is in songs. More specifically some songs from the '60s
2007-07-27 18:22:18 · update #1
Had to go and have a look around the internet.
Check out the second link down there...
" In other words, "Who's your daddy?" has gone mainstream.
Who knew?
While the phrase has its innocent overtones -- in the 1969 Zombies hit "Time of the Season," the singer investigates a potential love interest by inquiring, "What's your name, who's your daddy?" -- its most direct and historic meaning has been sexual. The origins of the full phrase are obscure, but the slang use of "daddy" has long been associated with prostitution. According to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, the oldest usage dates to 1681, when the speakers were hookers who used the phrase in reference to their pimps or to an older male customer. "
2007-07-27 18:51:36 · answer #1 · answered by Fast Jeff 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As many know in older cultures and in many cultures now the father of the household is usually the dominant character. He would be in charge of you, your mother, your siblings, money, and other decisions of the family. By asking someone "who's your daddy?" It's a rhetorical question simply implying that you are above them, as if you in charge of them, or in fact, their father.
2007-07-28 01:23:57 · answer #2 · answered by anewkindofhatred 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it has multiple meanings now, unless you say baby daddy, and please don't.
Who's you daddy originally ment who's taking care of or looking out for you. I didn't have anything to do with relationship or biology but played off the father image.
2007-07-28 14:15:53 · answer #3 · answered by Kathi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is actually a motivator! In times of pressures related to decision making, esp. right or wrong questions troubling you, just remind yourself of 'who's your daddy', and you often get the inspiration, motivation for right thinking!
2007-07-28 01:34:54 · answer #4 · answered by swanjarvi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like some form of domination, or authority, over whomever the phrase is said to.
2007-07-28 01:22:01 · answer #5 · answered by Darline 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my dad's name is Jim. I have no idea what it means... I guess "who's the best" or "who's the boss" with the rhetorical answer of whoever's asking the question.
2007-07-28 01:18:08 · answer #6 · answered by Meghan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is stereotypically considered to be used in African-American communities, because people do not know who their fathers are because stereotypically (again) the women sleep w/ so many men. That is how it got started, it is a sick stereotypical saying though.
2007-07-28 01:25:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a sexual term, and it's usually done leading up to orgasm (i.e. when your partner climaxes). And, by the way, I'm your daddy.
2007-07-28 01:23:12 · answer #8 · answered by Ben D 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a rhetorical question. It's like they're saying, "I'm your father."
2007-07-28 01:16:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunno, I'm a rabbit! we never know our daddies!
2007-07-28 01:17:33 · answer #10 · answered by The*American~Patriot 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋