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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
