Phrases & SayingsEveryday lifeRhyming slang
Dad 'n Dave
Also: Dad and Dave
A shave.
In a sentence
I’m overdue for a Dad ’n Dave before the wedding.
Where it came from
Rhyming slang from Dad and Dave, the long-running Australian fictional characters whose names rhyme with “shave”.
- First recorded
- early 21st century
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Australia-wide; chiefly playful