paddywhack
[ pad-ee-hwak, -wak ]
/ ˈpæd iˌʰwæk, -ˌwæk /
noun
Informal.
a spanking.
verb (used with object)
Informal.
to spank or beat.
Also
pad·dy·wack
[pad-ee-wak] /ˈpæd iˌwæk/.
Origin of paddywhack
1775–85;
PADDY +
WHACK
Words nearby paddywhack
paddock-basher,
paddy,
paddy wagon,
paddy-last,
paddymelon,
paddywhack,
pademelon,
paderborn,
paderewski,
padeye,
padishah
Example sentences from the Web for paddywhack
Paddywhack was the old Irish horse which had carried him so long, and has been mentioned before.
Ralph the Heir |Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for paddywhack
paddywhack
paddywack
/ (ˈpædɪˌwæk) /
noun informal
British another word for paddy 2
a spanking or smack