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paddywhack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pad-dy-whack
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Irishman.

Dated; Derogatory

noun

A blow; a slap.

Dated

verb

To slap.

Dated; Transitive verb

noun

The paxwax (ligament of the neck in quadrupeds).

Slang

Etymology

Unknown; compare Paddy from Patrick.

Usage

Inflected Forms

paddywhacks (plural) paddy-whack (alternative) paddywhacks (present, singular) paddywhacking (participle, present) paddywhacked (participle, past) paddywhacked (past)

Derived Forms

paddywhackery

Questions

What does paddywhack mean?
An Irishman.
Where does paddywhack come from?
Unknown; compare Paddy from Patrick.

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