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- noun idiomatic, derogatory A man, especially one who is
divorced orestranged from his partner, whofails to providemonetary child support when he islegally required to do so.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring
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