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paddywhack definition

paddy·whack (-hwak′, -wak′)

noun

  1. Brit., Dialectal a rage; temper
  2. Informal a beating or spanking

Etymology: orig., an Irishman < Paddy + whack: as in “get one's Irish up”

transitive verb

Informal to beat or spank

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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