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Paddywhack

[pad-ee-hwak, -wak]

pad·dy·whack

[pad-ee-hwak, -wak]
noun
1.
Informal. a spanking.
verb (used with object)
2.
Informal. to spank or beat.

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Paddywhack is one of our favorite verbs.
So is lollygag. Does it mean:
to spend time idly; loaf.
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
Also, pad·dy·wack [pad-ee-wak] .


Origin:
1775–85; PADDY + WHACK
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paddywhack or paddywack (ˈpædɪˌwæk)
 
n
1.  (Brit) another word for paddy
2.  a spanking or smack
 
paddywack or paddywack
 
n

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