- the grandaddy of something
- the oldest or most famous example of something
the Dow-Jones, the grandaddy of Wall Street indexes
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the grandaddy of something
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(the) grandaddy of something — the grandaddy of something phrase the oldest or most famous example of something the Dow Jones, the grandaddy of Wall Street indexes Thesaurus: typical or good example of somethingsynonym Main entry: grandaddy … Useful english dictionary
grandaddy — UK [ˈɡrænˌdædɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms grandaddy : singular grandaddy plural grandaddies informal a grandfather • the grandaddy of something … English dictionary
grandaddy — gran|dad|dy granddaddy [ˈgrændædi] n plural grandaddies AmE informal 1.) grandfather 2.) the grandaddy of sth the first or greatest example of something ▪ Louis Armstrong, the grandaddy of all jazz trumpeters … Dictionary of contemporary English
grandaddy — also granddaddy noun (C) AmE informal 1 grandfather 2 the grandaddy of the first or greatest example of something: Louis Armstrong, the grandaddy of all jazz trumpeters … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grandaddy — n. grandfather (Slang); person who is most venerable or respected; something which is the oldest or first or most important of its time … English contemporary dictionary
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