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Pad·dy
(păd′ē)n. Often Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a man, of Irish birth or ancestry.
[Nickname for Irish Gaelic Pádraig, Patrick.]
pad·dy
(păd′ē)n. pl. pad·dies
1. Rice, especially in the husk, whether gathered or still in the field.
2. A specially irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.
[Malay padi, rice plant, rice in the field, unhusked rice, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian, rice plant.]
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paddy
(ˈpædɪ)n, pl -dies
1. (Agriculture) Also called: paddy field a field planted with rice
2. (Agriculture) rice as a growing crop or when harvested but not yet milled
[from Malay pādī]
paddy
(ˈpædɪ)n, pl -dies
informal Brit a fit of temper
[C19: from Paddy]
Paddy
(ˈpædɪ)n, pl -dies
(sometimes not capital) an informal, often derogatory, name for an Irishman
[from Patrick]
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pad•dy
(ˈpæd i)n., pl. -dies.
1. a rice field.
2. rice, esp. in the husk, either uncut or gathered.
[1590–1600; < Malay padi unhusked rice]
Pad•dy
(ˈpæd i)n., pl. -dies.
usage: This term is used facetiously or as a neutral nickname, though it may be perceived as insulting.
—n. Slang: Sometimes Offensive. (a term used to refer to an Irishman.)
[1770–80; Hiberno-E diminutive of Patrick, with d < Irish Padraig Patrick; see -y2]
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paddy
- As in "field," it is from a Malay word meaning "rice in the straw or husk" (making rice paddy redundant).See also related terms for husk.
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| Noun | 1. | Paddy - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language Irishman - a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland |
| 2. |  paddy - an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grownfield - a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat" | |
| 3. |  paddy - rice in the husk either gathered or still in the fieldrice - grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished |
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paddy
noun (Brit. slang) temper, tantrum, bad mood, passion, rage, pet, fit of pique, fit of temper Don't talk to him just now - he's in a real paddy.
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Translations
Paddy
[ˈpædɪ] N1. (familiar form) of Patrick
2. (pej) → irlandés m
paddy
1 [ˈpædɪ] N (= rice) → arroz m; (= field) → arrozal mpaddy
2 [ˈpædɪ] N (= anger) → rabieta fto get into a paddy → coger una rabieta
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Paddy
n (inf) → Paddy m (Spitzname der Iren)
paddy
1paddy
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