daddy wagon
n.— «Dunker hied himself to his Ford Freestyle “daddy wagon” (as he calls it), picked up Marilyn and headed toward the pediatrician’s office in Crestwood.» —“Unreal” Riverfront Times (St. Louis, Missouri) Oct. 4, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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