papi
Americannoun
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papis
plural
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father, dad.
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(used as a familiar term to address a man, similar to English terms such as dude or bro).
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a male partner, boyfriend, or lover.
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The first time Gil Cedillo speaks at length in the most notorious leaked audio in Los Angeles City Hall history, he discusses the joy of being a proud papi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2022
Alma’s papi, for instance, is Afro-Caribbean, while her Uncle Nestor is Cuban, and a neighbor, Beto, is Mexican American.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2021
“Champagne papi, I’m waiting for you,” she said.
From Fox News ● Sep. 12, 2019
You didn’t come here to be a martyr, you came to live, papi.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2016
My papi said, ‘One day, your days are all gone. And then—that’s when you have nothing.’
From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson
“At least to party. To say thank you to all these papis, mamis, uncles that really helped get us out of this mess.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2021
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