It's an older generation thing. See Pop Tate in Archie comics [1], for example; the soda fountain guy. Guessing it's probably derived from Papa, like Pa, Paw (h

It's an older generation thing. See Pop Tate in Archie comics [1], for example; the soda fountain guy. Guessing it's probably derived from Papa, like Pa, Paw (hillbillies), etc. ("Hillbillies" not meant derogatorily.) [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Comics https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Comics