paddywhack

== English == === Alternative forms === paddy-whack (and sometimes capitalized) === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Unknown; compare Paddy from Patrick. ==== Noun ==== paddywhack (plural paddywhacks) (dated, derogatory) An Irishman. (dated) A blow; a slap. ===== Derived terms ===== paddywhackery ==== Verb ==== paddywhack (third-person singular simple present paddywhacks, present participle paddywhacking, simple past and past participle paddywhacked) (dated, transitive) To slap. === Etymology 2 === Deliberate corruption of paxwax. ==== Noun ==== paddywhack (plural paddywhacks) (slang) The paxwax (ligament of the neck in quadrupeds).