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(v.) to eat other people's leftovers after having your own meal, by embodying the spirit of a paternal figure and eating more food than you normally would to avoid wasting said food.

This behavior is most often displayed by a dad at a restaurant when other family members have food left on their plate, but also extends to the average weeknight dinner table, snacks, ingredients for a meal, or beverages. This behavior is not solely limited to dads either, and may be exhibited by any person regardless of gender, orientation, or current number of children.
a) "I'm going to dad up on this leftover bolognese."
b) "We've run out of taco shells, so it's time to dad up and eat this extra taco meat and shredded lettuce."
c) "I can't finish my beer. Do you want to dad up on it?" "Sure, but let me finish mine first."
dad up by iced_vovo_hmasscdbb October 21, 2018
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To meet up with other dads and their children.
Hey Mark, I’m heading over to Rocketship Park with the kids around noon. You wanna’ dad up?
dad up by DondoJeff April 11, 2010
To fulfill your responsibilities as a father, despite your insecurities or level of parenting experience.

Derived from the phrase “man up” meaning be strong, take control of the situation, without complaint or regret.
Bob: Margie is going out of town this week and I’ll have the kids all by myself. I don’t know what I’m going to do.

Tom: Come on Bob, dad up. You know you can do it.
dad up by DondoJeff April 11, 2010

Stepped Up Dad 

A Man Who's Made The Choice To Raise , Love and Protect A Child Who's Not Related By Bloodlines But By Marriage
" Hey Debb, Isn't Rene Your Mom's Boyfriend ? "

"No He's More Like My Stepped Up Dad"

step-up dad 

A father figure to a child that is not married to the mother.

A father figure that stepped-up to the plate.
This is my mom and step-up dad, they take care of me.
step-up dad by BoxedCheri February 16, 2017

Shut up Dad 

A term that is used when an annoyance occurs, or the instant an LG opens her mouth.
Example #1:

Kid #1: Bro you're so suave with your headgear can I cop your style?
Me: Shut up Dad.

Example #2

LG #1: Did you hear the new Justin Bieber album?
Me: No what's it called?
LG #1: It's call-
Me: Shut up Dad
Shut up Dad by The Suave November 7, 2011

my dad can beat up your dad 

Used by a person to express how their dad is superior in combat to the others.

Example:

Peyton: My dad could beat up your dad

Emmett: Bite me.
My dad can beat up your dad
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