Waddy vs. Paddy: What's the Difference?

Waddy and Paddy Definitions
Waddy
A heavy stick, especially a war club.
Paddy
Used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a man, of Irish birth or ancestry.
Waddy
See cowboy.
Paddy
Rice, especially in the husk, whether gathered or still in the field.
Waddy
A cattle rustler.
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Paddy
A specially irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.
Waddy
To strike with a waddy.
Paddy
Or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
Waddy
(colloquial) A cowboy.
Paddy
(countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.
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Waddy
(Australia) A war club used by Aboriginal Australians; a nulla nulla.
Paddy
A fit of temper; a tantrum.
Throw a paddy'' etc.
Waddy
(Australia) A piece of wood; a stick or peg; also, a walking stick.
Paddy
A white person.
Waddy
To attack or beat with an Aboriginal war club.
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Paddy
A labourer's assistant or workmate.
Waddy
An aboriginal war club.
Paddy
A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.
Waddy
A piece of wood; stick; peg; also, a walking stick.
Paddy
(obsolete) Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.
Waddy
To attack or beat with a waddy.
Paddy
Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.
Paddy
A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman; - usually considered offensive.
Paddy
Unhusked rice; - commonly so called in the East Indies.
Paddy
(slur) a person of Irish descent
Paddy
An irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
Paddy
Rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field