Paddy

Paddy has these meanings:-

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• Paddy is a field for cultivating rice or another crop. See Paddy field.
• Paddy Whiskey is a brand of Irish Whiskey manufactured by Irish Distillers Ltd.
• The scuba diver training organization is called PADI.
• Paddy is a slang term in British English for an Irish person. It is a diminutive of the Irish forename Padraig, meaning "Patrick", and although it is also in use as an ordinary forename its use as slang is now considered offensive or contemptuous by many people. See also:-
• Nigger
• Mick
• Jock
• Taffy
• Kraut
• Wop
• Pejorative words and phrases
• Terms of disparagement
• Insult