Paddy
Paddy , adjective
[Prov. English paddy worm-eaten.]
Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.
Such pady persons.
The paddy persons.
Paddy (#) , noun
[Corrupted from St. Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland.]
A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman; -- usually considered offensive. [Obsolescent]
Paddy , noun
[Either from Canarese bhatta or Malay pādī.]
(Botany) Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.