Papa au rhum

21:21 Apr 11, 2015 

To all! I didn't grade this because there were a few good options. I will submit 2 options - keeping the French i.e. 'Papa' au rhum and Alkypop specifying that the latter is more relevant to the UK.

15:46 Mar 31, 2015 

Your references are US and I was specifically commenting on English (i.e. in England) usage.

15:38 Mar 31, 2015 

"Baba au rhum" pretentious in English? The references I provided in my answer couldn't be more mainstream and middle-of-the-road.

15:30 Mar 31, 2015 

Note that the Asker is in the UK, not Canada or the US. In most of England, I think "Dad" is fairly neutral, "Pop" is a mixture of affectionate and dismissive. As for "baba au rhum", that form would be pretentious except on the menu of a posh restaurant. Alkypop references alcopops and lollipops, while the joke depends upon the juxtaposition of Alky (judgemental) and Pop (affectionate).

14:23 Mar 31, 2015 

R&C et GDT donnent les deux versions pour baba et vous ne le croirez pas, mais je connais l'usage de dad/daddy! Je vous accorde toutefois que je connais un peu moins celui de "pop", que j'entends et lis rarement, d'où, peut-être, mon propre préjugé...

10:20 Mar 31, 2015 

"Baba au rhum" is "rum baba" in English. "Papa" sounds Victorian and "Daddy" is a word many children feel is too babyish to use once they reach the age of about 12. But, perhaps this is a bias connected with the fact I could never stand Barbara Streisand and didn't see Yentl.

04:08 Mar 31, 2015 

I am with Juan Jacob, here. There is an image coming to mind when you read "papa au rhum" in French - or even in English! - and "alky(-)pop" certainly doesn't carry the same. Le papa bon-enfant, débonnaire, malgré l'alcool devient soudain froid et glacé. Au diable la tendresse! Pire, si je cherche Alky(-)pop sur Internet, la référence est totalement perdue!
Baba au rhum reste "baba au rhum" en anglais. "Papa" n'est pas moins connu que daddy. Qui ne se rappelle pas Barbra Streisand dans Yentl?!S'il en est, voilà un cas où garder le "français" (qui a la même résonnance en anglais!) est pleinement justifié.

22:40 Mar 27, 2015 

Yes, that's why I didn't propose it as an answer. I think it works better without the hyphen.

19:05 Mar 27, 2015 

Isn't that what the asker suggested in the first place - minus the hyphen?

14:50 Mar 27, 2015 

Thanks!

14:10 Mar 27, 2015 

Your Alkypop is great!

11:55 Mar 27, 2015 

I prefer Alkypop!

10:51 Mar 27, 2015 

Thanks Phil. I see no reason to try to keep as near as possible to the original in this context, it rarely works.

10:41 Mar 27, 2015 

Alcopop is perfect, assuming it's for a UK readership and not anachronistic.

00:04 Mar 27, 2015 

Je suis sûr que vous savez quel est le jeu de mot(s) ici :

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_au_rhum

23:56 Mar 26, 2015 

Alcopop is better IMO!

23:41 Mar 26, 2015 

What do you think of Alky-pop?