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English
Etymology
From Irish Pád(raig) (“Patrick”) + -y.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paddy
- An Irish nickname for Patrick.
1917, Bert Lee et al., Paddy McGinty's Goat:...He jumped into the water as frisky as a whale
Swam around the U-boat wagging his little tail
He upped with his horn and he stuck it in the boat
And sent them all to Heligoland did Paddy McGinty's goat...
Translations
Noun
Paddy (plural Paddies)
- (slang, sometimes offensive) An Irish person.
- Synonym: Pat
1996, Pierre L. Van Den Berghe, Ernest Cashmore, Ellis Cashmore, Dictionary of Race and Ethnic Relations, page 182:It is in this context of Irishphobia that the racist caricature of the drunken, violent, ignorant Paddy was established.
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