Funny response to being called daddy

The word itself rarely tells you much. What matters is what came before it and how she's been writing. If the conversation has been sharp and teasing, "daddy" is almost certainly a bit, a way of seeing whether you'll tease back. If the chat has been warm but slow, she may be testing whether you're comfortable with flirty language at all. If she's been short and flat, it might be a throwaway she already regrets. Look at her last three or four messages, not just the one with the word in it. Her punctuation, emoji, and how fast she replies all tell you how seriously to take it.

The strongest move is usually to acknowledge the joke lightly and then ask her something or make a playful observation about her. That gives her a reason to answer. A reply that's about you, like a bit about your age or your dad jokes, keeps you in the spotlight. A reply that's about her, or about what she was doing when she sent it, moves the conversation forward. Keep it short. The shape to aim for is one beat of humour plus one small hook. Avoid anything that requires her to explain the joke back to you.

When you've only exchanged a handful of messages, the bar for playfulness should stay low. Dry humour works better than anything sexual or heavy. If you're unsure how she'll take it, pick the version that would still read fine if she didn't find it funny. That's the version to send. Save the sharper, more suggestive banter for after she's shown she likes that register. Escalating too early reads as trying to get somewhere, and most women notice that right away.