paddywhack

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Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

paddywhack (plural paddywhacks)

  1. (dated, derogatory) An Irishman.
  2. (dated) A blow; a slap.
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Verb

paddywhack (third-person singular simple present paddywhacks, present participle paddywhacking, simple past and past participle paddywhacked)

  1. (dated, transitive) To slap.

Etymology 2

Deliberate corruption of paxwax.

Noun

paddywhack (plural paddywhacks)

  1. (slang) The paxwax (ligament of the neck in quadrupeds).
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