paddy

IPA: pˈædi

Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
(countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.
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.
A snowy sheathbill.
An Irish nickname for Patrick.
(slang, sometimes offensive) An Irish person.

Examples of "paddy" in Sentences

Because of the paddy want water.
The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver.
A nice village with paddy cultivation.
Paddy and wheat are the main crops of the block.
Paddy as an ethnic nickname is not referenced in Paddy.
The major food crop is paddy and rice is the staple food of the people.
He stands in the middle of the road and is hit by the police paddy wagon.
An inebriated Paddy blurts out the truth about Frank he is not Paddy's son.
A loud snuffling sound precedes Paddy as he lopes down the corridor, greedily hoovering up every available scent.
Bao dhaan is generally grown in areas having higher land submergence that are unsuitable for other varieties of paddy.