'Paddy' definitions:

Definition of 'Paddy'

(from WordNet)
noun
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent [syn: Paddy, Mick, Mickey]
noun
An irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown [syn: paddy, paddy field, rice paddy]
noun
Rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field

Definition of 'Paddy'

From: GCIDE
  • Paddy \Pad"dy\, a. [Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.] Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. "Such pady persons." --Digges (1585). "The paddy persons." --Motley. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Paddy'

From: GCIDE
  • Paddy \Pad"dy\, n.; pl. Paddies. [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland.] A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman; -- usually considered offensive. [Obsolescent] [1913 Webster +PJC]

Definition of 'Paddy'

From: GCIDE
  • Paddy \Pad"dy\, n. [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay p[=a]d[imac].] (Bot.) Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies. [1913 Webster]
  • Paddy bird. (Zool.) See Java sparrow, under Java. [1913 Webster]

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