![]() ![]() By then it had become a slang term for a man who offers money or gifts to a younger woman for companionship or intimacy (you know what I mean). Its origin is listed as occurring in the period 1915-20, although the first recorded use was 1926. She called her husband Adolph her “Sugar Daddy.”Īpparently it took a while for the cute term to catch on. In 1908, Adolph Spreckels, heir to the Spreckels’ sugar fortune (along with his brother), married a woman 24 years his junior. “Sugar Daddy” didn’t begin life as a candy (not exactly).Īlthough its origin is somewhat obscure, one of my references offered a reasonable explanation. I can’t tell you why it was there, but it lingered and I remembered it in the morning. I wasn’t hungry and I haven’t seen one of the tasty candies in recent years. I woke up last night with the term “Sugar Daddy” running around my brain. Column ideas appear at the strangest times. ![]()
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