Origin of "Having a paddy" / "In a paddy"?
Posted by Stuart Cormie on August 21, 2000
"Paddy" here means "tantrum" or "bad mood" or "rage".
Current theories I'm aware of are:
1. "paddy" referring to rice paddies; the phrase may originate from a forces expression relating to being stuck in one!
2. "paddy" relating, derogatively, to an Irish person.
- Paddy = tantrum ESC 08/22/00
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- Paddy = tantrum Stuart Cormie 08/22/00