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Definitions for paddywhackˈpæd iˌʰwæk, -ˌwæk; -ˌwæk

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pad•dy•whack*ˈpæd iˌʰwæk, -ˌwæk; -ˌwæk(n.; v.)-whacked; -wacked, -whack•ing; -wack•ing.

also pad•dy•wack

  1. (n.)a spanking.

    Category: Informal

  2. (v.t.)to spank.

    Category: Informal

* Informal..

Origin of paddywhack:

1895–1900; earlier, a rage, tantrum, an Irishman, appar. Paddy+whack

Wiktionary

  1. paddywhack(Noun)

    An Irishman

  2. paddywhack(Noun)

    A severe blow (especially in reference to the folk song This Old Man)

  3. paddywhack(Noun)

    A strong elastic ligament or tendon in the midline of the neck of sheep or cattle (generally any quadruped) which relieves the animal of the weight of its head

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