"dadication" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdædɪˈkeɪʃən/ [UK, US] Forms: dadications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Blend of dad + dedication Etymology templates: {{blend|en|dad|dedication}} Blend of dad + dedication Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dadication (countable and uncountable, plural dadications)
  1. fatherly dedication Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dadication-en-noun-wMuHUV9z Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2011 May 26, Paul Barker, The Book of Dad, illustrated, reprint edition, HarperCollins UK, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Dadication's What You Need!",
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          "ref": "2013 April 2, Blair Koenig, STFU, Parents: The Jaw-Dropping, Self-Indulgent, and Occasionally Rage-Inducing World of Parent Overshare, Penguin, →ISBN:",
          "text": "They will work overtime to ensure their kids get the best education. And they will mow down the guy who got the last Elmo doll in he Toys R Us parking lot with their Ford F-150s. And then they'll brag about it on Facebook. That's dadication.",
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          "ref": "2023 December 12, Elwin Kline, “Introduction”, in Geek 2 Outdoors - Hunting, Elwin M Kline III, page 14:",
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