dollar of the daddies UK /ˈdɒlə‿ɹə(v)ðə ˌdadiz/US /ˈdɑlɚ ə(v)ðə ˌdædiz/ noun1 •(informal, no longer used) The pre-1873 American silver dollar.And now irreverent jokers complain that the "Dollar of the Daddies" is below pa. — 1877 formsdollars of the daddies