Diaper Dandy

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Diaper Dandy is a famous Dick Vitale catchphrase referring to an outstanding freshman college basketball player.

All labels observed (3)

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"Diaper dandy" 1
Diaper Dandy canonical 1
Diaper dandy 1

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball terminology ⓘ
catchphrase ⓘ
appliesTo men's college basketball players ⓘ
women's college basketball players ⓘ
associatedWith Dick Vitale ⓘ
category American sports culture ⓘ
sports slang ⓘ
coinedBy Dick Vitale ⓘ
connotation praise ⓘ
describes freshman basketball player ⓘ
impact freshman ⓘ
star freshman ⓘ
eraOfPopularUse early 21st century ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium television commentary ⓘ
notableFor highlighting top freshmen during broadcasts ⓘ
partOfIdiolectOf Dick Vitale ⓘ
popularizedIn United States ⓘ
refersTo outstanding freshman college basketball player ⓘ
relatedTerm Awesome, baby! ⓘ
PTPer ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
usedInContextOf NCAA Division I men's basketball ⓘ
linked to: NCAA Division I

college basketball ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dick Vitale → catchphrase → Diaper Dandy ⓘ
Richard John Vitale → catchphrase → "Diaper dandy" ⓘ
linked to: Diaper Dandy
Dickie V → catchphrase → Diaper dandy ⓘ
linked to: Diaper Dandy