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elam 

noun. A man who abandons a woman as soon as she tells him she is pregnant; a deadbeat.

Origin: from "Men's Rights" movement leader and notorious deadbeat dad, Paul Elam. See: santorum.

"Hey, where's Derek?"
"Oh, that elam dumped me as soon as I told him I was pregnant."

elam by ProfN September 11, 2015