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paddywhacks

paddywhacks is the plural of paddywhack.

paddywhacks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of paddywhack.

Meaning of paddywhack

Noun (1)

paddywhack (plural paddywhacks)

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

Noun (2)

paddywhack (plural paddywhacks)

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

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Questions about paddywhacks

What is paddywhacks the plural of?
Paddywhacks is the plural of paddywhack.

Words near paddywhacks in the dictionary

  1. paddywagons
  2. paddywhack
  3. paddywhacked
  4. paddywhackery
  5. paddywhacking
  6. paddywhacks
  7. padek
  8. padel
  9. padel tennis
  10. padelista
  11. padelistas

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