Associations to the word «Paddy»

Wiktionary

PADDY, noun. Rice, before it is milled.
PADDY, noun. An irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.
PADDY, adjective. (obsolete) Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.
PADDY, noun. A fit of temper; a tantrum
PADDY, proper noun. An Irish nickname for Patrick.
PADDY, noun. (slang) (sometimes offensive) An Irish person.
PADDY BIRD, noun. The Java sparrow.
PADDY FIELD, noun. (agriculture) a flooded field where rice is grown.
PADDY PAW, noun. An animal's paw with a soft pad.
PADDY WAGON, noun. A police van for transporting prisoners.
PADDY WAGONS, noun. Plural of paddy wagon

Dictionary definition

PADDY, noun. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent.
PADDY, noun. An irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.
PADDY, noun. Rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field.

Wise words

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