"Dad and Dave" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 Dad and Dave.ogg [Australia] Forms: Dads and Daves [plural]
Etymology: From dad + and + Dave, after the names of the central characters in a series of short stories by Australian author Steele Rudd (1868–1935). Etymology templates: {{m|en|dad}} dad, {{m|en|and}} and, {{m|en|Dave}} Dave Head templates: {{en-noun|Dads and Daves}} Dad and Dave (plural Dads and Daves)
  1. (Australia, colloquial, now chiefly historical) Remote rural farmers resembling the characters in Steele Rudd's "Dad and Dave" stories, especially seen as unsophisticated. Wikipedia link: Steele Rudd Tags: Australia, colloquial, historical

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