A Paddy is an Irishman. The traditional Irish name Patrick, used to be spelt Padrick in the slightly older days... Thus making the word Paddy.
by Craig June 15, 2004
Get the Paddy mug.It also is slang positive and negative for an Irishman...and this is the origin. The Irish came to England en masse from two origins. The potato famine in the 1800's when starvation was real, many found passage to the U.S., Canada, on ship work to anywhere in the world there was food. Also cheap workers were needed for cutting by pick and shovel the canal and rail network. They came in their thousands and many settled along the way. Positively many were shortened from Patrick to Pat or Paddy and it became a euphemism for the persons Irish origins.
Then the Irish were well known for enjoying a drink and having a short tempered fuse and kicking off. They caused fights, were well built brawny men through physical labour work...and thirsty when ale quenched thirst, water was polluted. Police came in closed dark wagons...horse and cart at first, nick named paddy wagons as they carried more Irish than English.
Appeasing an Irishman by giving him something positive to try and defuse his temper is where the rhyme song came from
This old man, he played one (as in fought one)
He played Knick knack on my drum (first called bum)
Knick Knack paddy whack, give the man a bone (appease him, give him something to calm him)
This old man came rolling home (as in drunk)
Then the Irish were well known for enjoying a drink and having a short tempered fuse and kicking off. They caused fights, were well built brawny men through physical labour work...and thirsty when ale quenched thirst, water was polluted. Police came in closed dark wagons...horse and cart at first, nick named paddy wagons as they carried more Irish than English.
Appeasing an Irishman by giving him something positive to try and defuse his temper is where the rhyme song came from
This old man, he played one (as in fought one)
He played Knick knack on my drum (first called bum)
Knick Knack paddy whack, give the man a bone (appease him, give him something to calm him)
This old man came rolling home (as in drunk)
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When an Irish person inserts eggs flour sugar and cake mix into a girls vag then mixing only using ones penis. Then after wisking the male places his "special milk" in the girls vaginas be forming eating the girlout
by Just-Pads July 4, 2016
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by shhh its a secret April 24, 2004
Get the Paddy Thornycroft mug.Perfomed while engaged in intercourse with a female, or largely breasted male. As you thrust, you repeatedly slap the breasts of the reciever while bending your wrists, similiar to the doggy paddle used while swimming.
by JewishCornbread July 17, 2009
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Mom: Me and Daddy are going to paddle tonight, well be back at 11!
Spencer: Ok Mom have fun! I hope you win!
Spencer: Ok Mom have fun! I hope you win!
by Mystic Hugin February 4, 2013
Get the Paddle mug.a plastic paddy is someone who thinks they're irish when born in any other country but ireland. could also be used to describe protestants in the south of ireland who arent irish by birth or descendancy. most plastic paddys have little or no irish blood in them and come from the states or australia.
see that st paddys day march, everyone of them a plastic paddy all wannabe's seen more irish blood when i cut meself shaving
by da origanal playa May 24, 2006
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