paddywhack


paddywhack

(ˈpædɪˌwæk) or

paddywack

n1. Brit another word for paddy22. a spanking or smack

pad•dy•whack

(ˈpæd iˌʰwæk, -ˌwæk)

also pad•dy•wack

(-ˌwæk)

n., v. -whacked also -wacked, -whack•ing also -wack•ing. Informal. n. 1. a spanking. v.t. 2. to spank. [1895–1900; earlier, a rage, tantrum, an Irishman, appar. Paddy + whack]
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