Paddy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Irish Pád(raig) (“Patrick”) + -y.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Paddy
- An Irish nickname for Patrick.
- 1917, Bert Lee et al., Paddy McGinty's Goat:
- ...He jumped into the water as frisky as a whale
Swam around the U-boat wagging his little tail
He upped with his horn and he stuck it in the boat
And sent them all to Heligoland did Paddy McGinty's goat...
Translations[edit]
nickname for Patrick
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Noun[edit]
Paddy (plural Paddies)
- (slang, sometimes offensive) An Irish person.
- Synonym: Pat
- 1996, Pierre L. Van Den Berghe, Ernest Cashmore, Ellis Cashmore, Dictionary of Race and Ethnic Relations, page 182:
- It is in this context of Irishphobia that the racist caricature of the drunken, violent, ignorant Paddy was established.
Derived terms[edit]
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