paddy
/ˈpædi/
noun
- A field where rice is grown, especially in Asia; also called a paddy field.
- Terraced paddies cover the hillsides in this region of Vietnam.
- The farmer waded through the flooded paddy to plant the rice seedlings.
- Heavy rain can damage the young rice plants in the paddy.
- Unmilled rice, still in the husk, harvested from the field.
- The price of paddy fluctuates with the harvest season.
- Farmers store the paddy in large sacks until it can be sold.
- The mill processes paddy into white rice for sale.
- An informal, sometimes offensive term for an Irish person.
- The old joke used the term 'paddy' in a way that many now find offensive.
- He was called a paddy by his classmates because of his Irish surname.
- The use of 'paddy' as an ethnic slur is discouraged in modern speech.
- A fit of temper or anger.
- She had a paddy about the broken toy, but calmed down quickly.
- The toddler threw a real paddy when he couldn't have another cookie.
- Don't get into a paddy over such a small mistake.