sugar daddy
noun
1
: a well-to-do usually older man who supports or spends lavishly on a mistress, girlfriend, or boyfriend
2
: a generous benefactor of a cause or undertaking
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She's on the lookout for a new sugar daddy.
the only reason the town has any Independence Day fireworks in the first place is because the Internet tycoon has willingly become the event's de facto sugar daddy
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With no sugar daddy willing to lend money to countries that have lost the market's faith, there may be no alternative to austerity.
—
Menzie D. Chinn, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2012
As the financial sugar daddy of research overseas that created COVID.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Americans and Canadians with a history of sugar dating perceive sugar babies as having more power than their sugar daddies, mamas, and non-binary benefactors.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
While enduring a painfully awkward shiva, aimless college undergrad Danielle comes face to face with her accomplished ex-girlfriend and unexpectedly crosses paths with her own secret sugar daddy, who arrives with his non-Jewish wife and baby in tow.
—James Mercadante and Kelsie Calderon, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2023
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Menzie D. Chinn, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2012
As the financial sugar daddy of research overseas that created COVID.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Americans and Canadians with a history of sugar dating perceive sugar babies as having more power than their sugar daddies, mamas, and non-binary benefactors.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
While enduring a painfully awkward shiva, aimless college undergrad Danielle comes face to face with her accomplished ex-girlfriend and unexpectedly crosses paths with her own secret sugar daddy, who arrives with his non-Jewish wife and baby in tow.
—James Mercadante and Kelsie Calderon, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2023
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“Sugar daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugar%20daddy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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