paddy

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paddy1

▶noun (pl. paddies)

• 1 a field where rice is grown.

• 2 rice still in the husk.

– origin C17: from Malay pādī.

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paddy2

▶noun (pl. paddies) Brit. informal a fit of temper.

– origin C19: from Paddy, assoc. with obs. paddywhack ‘Irishman (given to brawling)’.

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Paddy/ˈpadi/

▶noun (pl. Paddies) informal, chiefly offensive an Irishman.

– origin C18: familiar form of the Ir. given name Padraig.