paddywack

English

Noun

paddywack (plural paddywacks)

1. Alternative form of paddywhack
   • 1988, Shelley Tanaka, Mr. Dressup's Birthday Party Book, page 83:

     By the time the children reach the age of seven or so, they will probably have picked up other more dubious rites like birthday paddywacks (the guests line up and the birthday child crawls through their legs and gets "wacked" by each guest) […]