dad bod

dad bod

slang A physique characterized by moderate chubbiness; the stereotypical physique of a middle-aged dad. The phrase is often used affectionately or approvingly. Aww, I don't care that he's a bigger guy—I like guys with a dad bod.
See also: bod, dad
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • bod
  • MAMIL
  • (one's) best foot forward
  • best foot forward
  • yoked up
  • yoked
  • beck and call
  • mom jeans
  • (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
  • ve haf vays
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The campaign, backed by Doctor Hilary Jones and Doctor Alex George, aims to promote male body positivity and encourage disuse of harmful labels such as "dad bod".
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Unfortunately for the rapper, his unhealthy eating habits has resulted to a more obvious "dad bod" - much to the irritation of his wife.
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Roman revealed he had enlisted the help of Caroline Flack's rumoured ex Bradley Simmonds to turn his dad bod into a rippling six-pack in under three months.
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OLYMPIC 2012 long-jump gold medallist Greg Rutherford was called out over his "dad bod" when he shared a snap on social media during his training for a charity swim.
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"Every time I have been told, as a woman of colour, to go back to where I came from, that was embedded in racism" BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty takes aim at Donald Trump "I was called out for having a dad bod yesterday as if that's something to be ashamed of.
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Due to this rising trend, plastic surgery is becoming a common Father's Day request as more men consider a surgical assist to enhance their physique and fend off the dad bod for a while longer.
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Yet "dad bod" fighter Ruiz produced one of sport's biggest ever upsets by taking Joshua's world heavyweight titles, leaving the beaten man "gutted" but promising: "I shall return."
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It takes a lumbering kaiju with a dad bod to drive them back into the dirt.
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Jack has ditched his dad bod for a six packin just a few months,as he worked hard to shed the pounds.
Love Island's Jack Fincham loses two stone after split from Dani Dyer; The reality star was clinically obese before shedding the pounds
And while there's zero sign of a 'Dad Bod', Adam says he's embarked on a healthy eating kick anyway.
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Look up "dad bod" in the urban dictionary and you will find "male body type that is best described as 'softly round'."The theory is that once a man has found a mate and fathered a child, he doesn't need to worry about maintaining a sculpted physique.
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But six months after the birth of his first son, Tedi, Sion had somehow gained a 16 stone 'dad bod' and was living an unhealthy lifestyle.
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Fast forward 10 months and Sion has ditched the "dad bod" and transformed his physique.
DAD'S AMAZING! How new father Sion went from dad bod to super-bod in an incredible six months
Rising acceptance of the 'dad bod' - a tubbier, less athletic frame - along with the availability of new nonsurgical treatments, may help explain the fact male liposuction procedures fell by 69 to 270 in 2017.
Going under the knife; Breast enhancements and eyelid surgeries remain the most common Visual by MARIANNA LONGOprocedures - but is plastic surgery on the way out?