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waddy

wad·dy
W w

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wod-ee]
    • /ˈwɒd i/
    • /ˈwɒd.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wod-ee]
    • /ˈwɒd i/

Definitions of waddy word

  • noun plural waddy a heavy wooden war club of the Australian Aborigines. 1
  • noun plural waddy Cowboy Slang, Western U.S.. a cowboy. 1
  • verb with object waddy to beat or strike with a waddy. 1
  • noun waddy An Australian Aboriginal's war club. 1
  • noun waddy a heavy wooden club used as a weapon by native Australians 0
  • verb waddy to hit with a waddy 0

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Origin of waddy

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805, waddy is from the Dharuk word wa-di stick

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Parts of speech for Waddy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

waddy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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