paddy

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
2. 2
   A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.
3. 3
   A fit of temper; a tantrum.
4. 4
   A white person.
5. 5
   A labourer's assistant or workmate.
6. 6
   A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.
7. 7
   A snowy sheathbill.
8. 8
   An Irish person.

Adjective

1. 1
   Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.

Proper noun

1. 1
   An Irish nickname for Patrick.