paddywhack

Alternative forms

 * (and sometimes capitalized)

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1)  An Irishman.
 * 2)  A blow; a slap.

Verb

 * 1)  To slap.

Etymology 2
Deliberate corruption of.

Noun

 * 1)  The paxwax ligament of the neck in quadrupeds.