Oct 30, 2009 04:09
14 yrs ago
English term
Spain
Friendly service and always on time.
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Who's your daddy?
English
Other
Slang
Daddys
Having watched Pedro Martinez pitch last night in the World Series during the ATA WordFast dinner, I was reminded of the famous "daddy" incident a few years back. I had a small discussion with a fellow translator about this and we decided to post a kudos question.
What exactly does "who's your daddy" mean?
What exactly does "who's your daddy" mean?
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Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
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English
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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Listen a#sh*&le, I own you, and you had better face up to it.
Without every investigating the matter in depth, I always assumed that this is what the meaning of the phrase was.
Have fun at ATA!
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Ahem!:
Without ever investigating the matter in depth..... :)
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You are powerless against me!
Have fun at ATA!
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Ahem!:
Without ever investigating the matter in depth..... :)
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You are powerless against me!
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Liam Hamilton
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Thank you, Liam.
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Thank you, Marju.
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kmtext
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Thanks, KM.
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Julie Waddington
: I'm agreeing with the note added "You are powerless against me!" - that seems to sum it up perfectly!!
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Thank you, Julie.
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phoenix 2009
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Thank you, Phoe.
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urbom
: Yes, it's used to assert one's dominance/superiority.
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Thanks, Ur.
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Mary O’Connor (X)
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Thanks, Mary-O
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Thank you, Sol.
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Travelin Ann
: it really has no expletive deleted connotation//And I beg to differ - it is simply not that rude
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I beg to differ. It is really a highly insulting expression that carries the force of a vulgar insult.
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Rolf Keiser
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Thanks, Gold.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Japan
Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanese
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
"I" am the boss
A saying used to demoralize or degrade someone during or after an event in which the man is in a superior possition. Often used to degrade women when said by a man.
"Ooh, you see that shot? Who's your daddy?"
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=who's your da...
Not in this context, but seems like this phrase is used against women from men, who wants to take power over them.
"Ooh, you see that shot? Who's your daddy?"
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=who's your da...
Not in this context, but seems like this phrase is used against women from men, who wants to take power over them.
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Claudia Veloso
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urbom
: Nothing to do with women here, or indeed in most cases, contrary to your assertion. Men use it to (jokingly) assert their dominance over one another. Do you seriously think "that shot" was said to a woman? Your copy & paste skills are impeccable, however.
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Thank you for your comments. That's why I clearly wrote above that this phrase is usually used against women, but not in this particular context.
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Travelin Ann
Native in English
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English
Works in field
Timely translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
Pedro Martinez admitted NY controlled him
This started when Pedro was pitching for the Boston Red Sox, and he just couldn't win. In an interview, he "tipped his cap" to New York.
The concept is that New York was his boss or bossed him around.
The concept is that New York was his boss or bossed him around.
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Deborah Workman
United States
United States
Native in English
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English
United States
Telecom/new media tech, law, bus, mktg
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, French to English, and 1 more.
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Who provides for you and protects you and is the one who wants you? Tell me where you loyalty lies.
Although your context concerns a dispute, the phrase is not always used in anger or to humiliate. Sometimes it's asked teasingly/affectionately. It's always asked to seek reassurance, though.
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Who looks after you.
Who is the best... who looks after you... my son keeps saying this to me when he thinks he did something good to help me. I say back to him, you should be saying "Who's your mumma" Indicating he is a big girl.. jokingly of course.
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Australian version of course..
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Australian version of course..
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Reference:
Wiki
I've also heard it in the context of suggesting that somebody has only got their job thanks to nepotism. The American usage seems to be more about dominance.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46032-2005Jan...
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46032-2005Jan...
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Reference:
Report in Sports Illustrated
"It will go down in Yankees-Red Sox lore as the Daddy Speech, in honor of this highlight in Martinez's interview session after a 6-4 loss to New York on Friday: 'What can I say? I tip my hat and call the Yankees my daddy.'
There was more to it, of course. Martinez, speaking while seated in front of a packed room of reporters in a news conference setting, said he didn't want to pitch against the Yankees again: 'I hope they ... disappear and never come back. I would rather like to face any other team right now.'"
In other words, Martinez was accepting the Yankees' superiority and dominance over him.
There was more to it, of course. Martinez, speaking while seated in front of a packed room of reporters in a news conference setting, said he didn't want to pitch against the Yankees again: 'I hope they ... disappear and never come back. I would rather like to face any other team right now.'"
In other words, Martinez was accepting the Yankees' superiority and dominance over him.
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