Paddyname/ˈpædi/

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  An Irish nickname for Patrick.

  • ...He jumped into the water as frisky as a whale Swam around the U-boat wagging his little tail He upped with his horn and he stuck it in the boat And sent them all to Heligoland did Paddy McGinty's goat...

Paddynoun/ˈpædi/

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  offensiveslangAn Irish person.

  • It is in this context of Irishphobia that the racist caricature of the drunken, violent, ignorant Paddy was established.

paddynoun詞源 1/ˈpædi/

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  Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.

  • Taking out a handful of paddy the old woman exclaimed, “Look how good this paddy is! It is called Malbhog – it makes excellent puffed rice.”
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  A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.

paddyadj詞源 2/ˈpædi/

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  obsoleteLow; mean; boorish; vagabond.

  • Even after the expiration of four months the condition of the paddy persons continued most destitute. The English soldiers became mere barefoot starving beggars in the streets[…]
  • Becca wrote to Lizzie of her brother's incessant demands: Suthie came to me in a very paddy state and said 'Now ... you must bind a book for me.'

paddynoun詞源 3/ˈpædi/

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  A fit of temper; a tantrum.

  • throw a paddy etc.
  • I like the story of the Emperor Frederick who got into a paddy with his cook, and shouted: 'I am the Emperor, and I want dumplings.'
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  slangA white person.

  • You know what I like best about paddy chicks? They give good head. Black broads don’t know nothing about giving head. I don’t know why. Might be it has something to do with some ancient tribal custom.
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  A labourer's assistant or workmate.

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  A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.

paddynoun詞源 4/ˈpædi/

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  A snowy sheathbill.