paddywhack

paddy·whack

noun

Paddywhack means a beating or a temper.
An example of a paddywhack is a whipping of someone.

verb

Paddywhack is defined as to beat or spank.
An example of paddywhack is to spank a child for discipline.

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Origin of paddywhack

origin, originally , an Irishman from Paddy + whack: as in “get one's Irish up”

Informal to beat or spank

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Noun

(plural paddywhacks)

(dated, derogatory) An Irishman
(rare) A severe blow (especially in reference to the folk song This Old Man)
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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