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

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