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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent;
[syn: Paddy, Mick, Mickey]

2. an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown;
[syn: paddy, paddy field, rice paddy]

3. rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Paddy \Pad"dy\, n.; pl. Paddies. [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland.] A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman; -- usually considered offensive. [Obsolescent] [1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Paddy \Pad"dy\, n. [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay p[=a]d[imac].] (Bot.) Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies. [1913 Webster] Paddy bird. (Zool.) See Java sparrow, under Java. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Paddy \Pad"dy\, a. [Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.] Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. "Such pady persons." --Digges (1585). "The paddy persons." --Motley. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Paddy n 1: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent [syn: Paddy, Mick, Mickey] 2: an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown [syn: paddy, paddy field, rice paddy] 3: rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field