paddy
31paddy — n. a police officer, especially an Irish police officer. (Usually derogatory. Also an ill advised term of address.) □ Tell that paddy to go catch a crook or something. □ Look here, paddy, I wasn’t doing anything …
32Paddy — noun (plural Paddies) Etymology: from Paddy, Hiberno English nickname for Patrick Date: 1780 often offensive Irishman …
33Paddy — Pádraig (ˈpɑːdrɪg) oder Pádraic ist ein irischer männlicher Vorname. Er hat die Bedeutung Patrizier bzw. Patriarch, vom lateinischen Patricius (vgl. Patricius (Vorname)). Der englischsprachige und deutsche Vorname Patrick ist vermutlich über… …
34paddy — /pad ee/, n., pl. paddies. 1. a rice field. 2. rice, esp. in the husk, either uncut or gathered. [1590 1600; < Malay padi unhusked rice; currency of this word in E of India perh. due to early assoc. with Kannada batta, bhatta unhusked rice ( <… …
35Paddy — /pad ee/, n., pl. Paddies. 1. Slang (often disparaging). an Irishman or a person of Irish descent. 2. a male given name. [familiar var. of Ir Padraig Patrick; see Y2] * * * ▪ agriculture also called Rice Paddy, small, level, flooded… …
36paddy — Synonyms and related words: bluebottle, bobby, bull, clearing, constable, copper, corn field, cultivated land, field, fit, fit of temper, flatfoot, gendarme, hayfield, officer, parcel of land, patch, peeler, piece of land, plat, plot, rage, rice… …
37paddy — pad|dy [ pædi ] noun count a RICE PADDY …
38paddy — paddy1 noun (plural paddies) 1》 a field where rice is grown. 2》 rice still in the husk. Origin C17: from Malay pādī. paddy2 noun (plural paddies) Brit. informal a fit of temper. Origin C19: from Paddy, assoc. with obs. paddywhac …
39paddy — Noun. A rage, a tantrum or an upset. E.g O.K., calm down, don t get in a paddy. Informal …
40Paddy — /ˈpædi/ (say padee) noun (plural Paddies) 1. Colloquial an Irishman. –phrase 2. as Irish as Paddy s pigs, very obviously of Irish origin. {familiar variant of Irish Gaelic Padraig Patrick} …
