paddywhack

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noun

An Irishman.

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Meanings

paddywhack1

nounpaddywhack (plural paddywhacks)

plural paddywhacks · alternative paddy-whack

  1. datedderogatoryAn Irishman.
  2. datedA blow; a slap.
verbpaddywhack (third-person singular simple present paddywhacks, present participle paddywhacking, simple past and past participle paddywhacked)

present singular third person paddywhacks · participle present paddywhacking · participle past paddywhacked · past paddywhacked · alternative paddy-whack

  1. datedtransitiveTo slap.

paddywhack2

nounpaddywhack (plural paddywhacks)

plural paddywhacks · alternative paddy-whack

  1. slangThe paxwax (ligament of the neck in quadrupeds).

Origin

paddywhack · noun, verb

Unknown; compare Paddy from Patrick.

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paddywhack · noun

Deliberate corruption of paxwax.

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Cite this entry
APA

paddywhack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paddywhack

MLA

“paddywhack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paddywhack. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paddywhack,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paddywhack.

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