Paddy

paddy English Etymology en :af ga:Pádraig<t:Patrick><alt:Pád(raig)> -y<id:diminutive> + 1 Pronunciation en /ˈpædi/ en [ˈpʰæɾi] North America en En-au-Paddy.ogg AU en ædi 2 en paddy Proper noun s An Irish nickname for Patrick. en 1917 w:Bert Lee; et al Paddy McGinty's Goat ...He jumped into the water as frisky as a whaleSwam around the U-boat wagging his little tailHe upped with his horn and he stuck it in the boatAnd sent them all to Heligoland did Paddy McGinty's goat... Translations nickname for Patrick Irish: ga Páidín m Polish: pl Irlandczyk m Noun en slang sometimes offensive An Irish person. en Pat en 1996 Pierre L. Van Den Berghe; Ernest Cashmore; Ellis Cashmore Dictionary of Race and Ethnic Relations 182 It is in this context of Irishphobia that the racist caricature of the drunken, violent, ignorant Paddy was established. Derived terms en Paddys Flat Paddyland Paddyism Paddys River Paddystine Paddystinian Plastic Paddy en informal demonyms diminutives of male given names