paddy

Meanings

Plural: paddies

Noun

• (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
• an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
• rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field
• Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
• A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.
• A fit of temper; a tantrum.
• A white person.
• A labourer's assistant or workmate.
• A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.
• A snowy sheathbill.

Adj

• Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.

Synonyms

catfit, conniption, conniption fit, dummy spit, headfit, hissy, hissy fit, meltdown, Mick, Mickey, paddy, paddy field, rice paddy, shit fit, snit fit, tantrum, wobbler, wobbly

Related Words

paddy paw