paddy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
    Mickey; Mick.
  2. noun an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
    rice paddy; paddy field.
  3. noun rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field

WordNet

Pad"dy adjective
Etymology
Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.
Definitions
  1. Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. "Such pady persons." Digges (1585). "The paddy persons." Motley.
Pad"dy noun
Etymology
Corrupted fr. St. Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland.
Wordforms
plural Paddies
Definitions
  1. A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.
Pad"dy noun
Etymology
Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay padi.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.

Webster 1913