Dad Bod
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"Dad Bod" is an expression used to describe an adult male physique marked by developed muscle mass accompanied by a protruding stomach referred to as a "beer gut."
Origin
October 15th, 2009, Urban Dictionary[2] user Topgear1 submitted an entry for "dad bod," defining it as "someone who has the body of a dad."
Spread
The phrase was seldom used online until August 19th, 2014, when the men's interest blog Total Frat Move[5] published an article titled "Have a Dad Body? Don't Change a Thing." On January 20th, 2015, the Instagram feed College Dad Bods was launched. On March 30th, the pop culture blog The Odyssey[1] published an article titled "Why Girls Love The Dad Bod," listing several reasons why a man with a beer gut would be considered attractive by women.
On April 29th, Redditor omgilovePopScience submitted The Odyssey article to the /r/fatlogic[3] subreddit. On April 30th, BuzzFeed[7] published an article titled "DadBody Is The Body All Men Should Strive For," highlighting several examples of dad bods. On May 2nd, Redditor trpbox submitted a post titled "'The Dad Bod' – Don't you fucking dare buy into it" to the /r/TheRedPill[4] subreddit. In the coming days, several news sites published articles about the "dad bod" trend, including GQ,[8] Business Insider[9] and Slate.[10]
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External References
[1] The OdysseyOnline – Why Girls Love the Dad Bod
[2] Urban Dictionary – Dad bod
[3] Reddit – Why Girls Love the Dad Bod
[4] Reddit – The Dad Bod – Dont you fucking dare buy into it
[5] Total Frat Move – Have a Dad Body?
[6] Instagram – College Dad Bods
[7] BuzzFeed – DadBody Is The Body All Men Should Strive For
[8] GQ – What is Dad Bod
[9] Business Insider – Everyones obsessed with the dad bod
[10] Slate – "What Is the Dad Bod? ":http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2015/04/30/what_is_the_dad_bod_america_s_leading_expert_explains.html
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