/ ˈpædi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
(also ˈpaddy field ) a field in which rice is grown :
a rice paddy
2.
[ usually sing. ] ( BrE , informal ) a state of being angry or in a bad mood
SYN temper :
The news put him in a bit of a paddy.
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WORD ORIGIN
sense 1 early 17th cent.: from Malay pādī .
sense 2 late 19th cent.: from Paddy , associated with obsolete paddywhack Irishman (given to brawling) .