paddy
(noun) rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field
paddy, paddy field, rice paddy
(noun) an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
Paddy, Mick, Mickey
(noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Paddy
An Irish nickname for Patrick.
Paddy (plural Paddies)
(slang, sometimes, offensive) An Irish person.
paddy (plural paddies)
Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested. [from 17th c.]
A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown. [from 20th c.]
paddy (comparative more paddy, superlative most paddy)
(obsolete) Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.
paddy (plural paddies)
A fit of temper; a tantrum
(African-American Vernacular, slang) A white person.
(colloquial, England) A labourer's assistant or workmate.
A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.
• See tantrum
Source: Wiktionary
Pad"dy, a. Etym: [Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.]
Definition: Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. "Such pady persons." Digges (1585). "The paddy persons." Motley.
Pad"dy, n.; pl. Paddies. Etym: [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland.]
Definition: A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.
Pad"dy, n. Etym: [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay padi.] (Bot.)
Definition: Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies. Paddy bird. (Zoöl.) See Java sparrow, under Java.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
