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Present participle of the verb "to dad".
To care for offspring in a very male way. Often, but not always, accomplished with beer, tv, and half-truths. Successful dadding involves the child being whole and unmarked, clean, fed, in diapers and PJs, and napping/asleep by the time the partner returns from whatever they were doing.
"I didn't get the chance to clean up the apartment, repair the front porch, or wash the cars. I was dadding"
"Our child is fed, bathed, and asleep. Nice dadding!" (Alternate usage: "Our child is still alive and in one piece. Nice dadding!")
dadding by Dang_elf January 14, 2013
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VERB

1: TO EXPRESS DAD QUALITIES SUCH AS BEING CHEESEY OR CORNY
2: TO BE OVERLY PROTECTIVE OF SOMEONE OR THING
EX: STOP DADDING OUR DOG SHES NOT ALLERGIC TO GRASS YOU DONT NEED TO HOLD HER WHILE SHE PEES
DADDING by HipsterFishster January 8, 2017
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Dadding or getting dadded, is when one yells out or loudly says "Dad?" and simply basks in the glory of the confusion they have caused.

Dadding can be done to anyone at any time, the more spontaneous the better. Dadding is more fun to do with friends because you will all get a laugh out of the situation.
Example 1:(In a car with friends at a red light, random guy at bus stop looks at us)

Me: Dad?
Random guy: What? I don't have any kids?

Example 2:

Dave: Last night was weird dude.

Johnny: What do you mean?
Dave: I mean some random kid called me dad and it confused me.

Example 3:

Billy: I'm so drunk right now, I'm just dadding every guy I see.

Jim: I know dude it's hilarious, we gotta make a YouTube video of people's reactions or some shit.

Billy: Alright just tell me if any cops are coming I'm trying to piss.
Dadding by Notdad January 16, 2014
This can be used to describe anyone who is not cool but is trying to be cool. Like how a dad would try to get with the times.
Person 1: Look at me whipping and watch me the nae nae.
Person 2: You are Dadding to hard its hurting my feelings.
Dadding by Thatgalyouhate January 5, 2017
Like regular parenting, but with more dick jokes, nerf guns, and pockets.
It's dadding time.
dadding by GivenUp November 19, 2018
The act of leaving a person, in real life, so that they can be lonely. This only applies to certain games. "league" or have the name "Hairy"
Whilst, I was sipping my elegant cup of tea, I saw a certain guy named hairy with his dad "dadding".
Dadding by Hairymun May 17, 2022

grand dadding 

Getting up and leaving in a hurry without telling anyone.
We are grand dadding out of here before the traffic gets bad or I have to go to the bathroom.