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  1. 1. a. Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field Source: wordnet
  7. 7. Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. "Such pady persons." Digges (1585). "The paddy persons." Motley. A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman. Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies. Paddy bird. (Zoöl.) See Java sparrow, under Java. Source: webster
  8. 8. Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. "Such pady persons." Digges(1585). "The paddy persons." Motley. Source: adambom
  9. 9. n:100 n. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent n. an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown n. rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field Source: ecdict

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