Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Paddy /păd'-ē/ · Pad·dy · IPA /ˈpædi/ a. n. n. 01 a. Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. 1. Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. 02 n. A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman; -- usually considered offensive. pl. Paddies ((#)) 1. A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman; -- usually considered offensive.[Obsolescent] 03 n. Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies. 1. Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.(Bot.) Phrases & compounds Paddy bird — See Java sparrow, under Java.