deadbeat dad

Noun

Canada US derogatory idiomatic

(chiefly US and Canada, idiomatic, derogatory) A man, especially one who is divorced or estranged from his partner, who fails to provide monetary child support when he is legally required to do so.

Japanese Meaning

（主に米国・カナダの俗語、軽蔑的な表現）法的に養育費の支払いが義務づけられているにもかかわらず、実際には子どものための金銭的支援を行わない父親。 / （非公式な表現）離婚またはパートナーと疎遠になっている状態の父親で、養育費の支払いを怠る人物。

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After years of excuses, everyone in the town labeled him a deadbeat dad who refused to pay child support.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

長年の言い訳の末、町の人々は彼を法的に支払う義務のある養育費を支払わない父親だと呼んだ。

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(chiefly US and Canada, idiomatic, derogatory) A man, especially one who is divorced or estranged from his partner, who fails to provide monetary child support when he is legally required to do so.

If the '90s offer one villain by consensus, it is the deadbeat dad, that selfish fugitive condemned by liberals and conservatives alike for his irresponsible behavior and generous contributions to the cycle of welfare dependency.

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deadbeat dads

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