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 3. (American).—To go or run away.

See Canoe.

Paddy, subs. (common).—1. An Irishman: also paddy-whack and paddylander. Hence, Paddy-land = Ireland.—Grose (1785).

English synonyms. Bog-trotter; Emeralder; Mick, mike or micky; paddylander; paddy-whack; Pat; patent Frenchman; patlander; shirt.

1801. Sharpe [Correspondence (1888), i. 113]. You would be much surprised to see these cronies of mine they are all there Paddies.

1817. Scott, Search after Happiness, xxii. The odds that foil'd Hercules foil'd Paddy Whack Alack! Ub-*bubboo! Paddy had not—a shirt to his back!!!

1850. Smedley, Frank Fairlegh, lx. After I had had a good laugh I 'discoorsed' 'em, as Paddy calls it.

1874. Linton, Patricia Kemball, xii. He once went over on business to what he always called Paddy-land.

18[?]. Irish Song [Hotten]. I'm Paddy Whack, from Ballyhack.

2. (common).—A rage; a passion: also Paddy-whack.

To come Paddy over, verb. phr. (American).—To bamboozle; to humbug.

Paddy Quick, subs. and adj. (rhyming slang).—1. A stick; and (2) thick.

Paddy's Blackguards, subs. phr. (military).—The Royal Irish Regiment, formerly The 18th Foot. Also "The Namurs."

Paddy's hurricane, subs. phr. (nautical).—No wind at all; a 'breeze up and down the mast.'

Paddy-wack (Paddy, or Paddy's watch), subs. phr. (common).—See quot

1886. Notes and Queries, 7th S., i. 478. Before the tax on almanacs a class of printers [sold] an almanack unstamped, and this was often called Paddy's Watch. They were hawked about, sold at 3d., and often for less, when a stamped almanac cost 1s. 9d. or 2s. I have often heard 'Have you an almanac?' and the answer has been, 'We have a Paddy.'

2. See Paddy, subs. 1 and 2.

Paddywester, subs. (nautical).—See quot.

1892. Perry, Voyage of Boadicea [Boy's Own Paper, 28 May, 649]. Paddy Westers Incompetent, worthless, or destitute sailors or landsmen masquerading as seamen.

Padlock. See Pleasure-boat.

Pad-nag. See pad, subs. sense 2.

Padre, subs. (services).—A clergyman: see Devil-dodger. [From the Portuguese].

1888. Chamb. Journal, 14 Jan., 18. The chaplain, who on board ship is known by a a thousand more or less irreverent names—Padre, sky-pilot, etc.

Paff, intj. (colloquial).—An interjection of contempt; bosh! Hence piff-paff = jargon.

1851. Longfellow, Golden Legend. These beggars lamed and maimed, and fed on chaff, chanting their wonderful piff and paff.

1897. Pall Mall, 28 Sept., 2, 3. The combatants used their fists only Paf! paf! one for you, and paf! paf! for your opponent.

Pagan, subs. (old).—A prostitute: see Barrack-hack and Tart.

1659. Massinger, City Madam, ii. 1. I have had my several pagans billeted for my own tooth.