Definitions for: Paddy


[n] rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field
[n] ethnic slur; a person of Irish descent
[n] an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown



Webster (1913) Definition: Pad"dy, a. [Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.]
Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. ``Such pady persons.'' --Digges
(1585). ``The paddy persons.'' --Motley.


Pad"dy, n.; pl. Paddies. [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick,
the tutelar saint of Ireland.]
A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.


Pad"dy, n. [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay
p[=a]d[=i].] (Bot.)
Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.

Paddy bird. (Zo["o]l.) See Java sparrow, under Java.

Synonyms: Mick, Mickey, paddy field, rice paddy

See Also: field, Irishman, rice

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