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paddywhack

paddywhack noun: an Irishman.

Noun (1)

paddywhack (plural paddywhacks)

  1. (dated, derogatory) An Irishman.
  2. (dated) A blow; a slap.

Verb

paddywhack (third-person singular simple present paddywhacks, present participle paddywhacking, simple past and past participle paddywhacked)

  1. (dated, transitive) To slap.

Noun (2)

paddywhack (plural paddywhacks)

  1. (slang) The paxwax (ligament of the neck in quadrupeds).

Forms of paddywhack

Noun
pluralpaddywhacks
alternative formpaddy-whack
Verb
third-person singular presentpaddywhacks
present participlepaddywhacking
past participlepaddywhacked
pastpaddywhacked

Origin of paddywhack

Unknown; compare Paddy from Patrick.

Deliberate corruption of paxwax.

Words formed from paddywhack

Questions about paddywhack

What does paddywhack mean?
Paddywhack means an Irishman.
What part of speech is paddywhack?
Paddywhack can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of paddywhack?
The plural of paddywhack is paddywhacks.

Words near paddywhack in the dictionary

  1. paddywacks
  2. paddywaggon
  3. paddywaggons
  4. paddywagon
  5. paddywagons
  6. paddywhack
  7. paddywhacked
  8. paddywhackery
  9. paddywhacking
  10. paddywhacks
  11. padek

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