Paddy

['pædɪ]

Definition

(noun.) rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field.

(noun.) an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.

(noun.) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent.

Checked by Balder--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.

(n.) A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.

(n.) Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.

Checker: Lucille

Definition

n. rice in the husk.—ns. Padd′y-bird the Java sparrow or rice-bird; Padd′y-field a field where rice is grown.

n. a familiar name for an Irishman from St Patrick: a drill used in boring wells with cutters that expand on pressure.—n. Padd′y-whack a nurse's word for a slap.

Edited by Helen