"waddy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɒdi/ Audio: en-au-waddy.ogg [Australia] Forms: waddies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒdi Etymology: Unknown Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} waddy (plural waddies)
  1. (colloquial) A cowboy. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-waddy-en-noun-ohjqQ4lJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɒdi/ Audio: en-au-waddy.ogg [Australia] Forms: waddies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒdi Etymology: From Dharug wadi (“stick, weapon”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|xdk|wadi||stick, weapon}} Dharug wadi (“stick, weapon”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} waddy (plural waddies)
  1. (Australia) A war club used by Aboriginal Australians; a nulla nulla. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Weapons
    Sense id: en-waddy-en-noun-XiGDykZL Disambiguation of Weapons: 2 41 29 29 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 50 14 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 0 51 14 35
  2. (Australia) A piece of wood; a stick or peg; also, a walking stick. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-waddy-en-noun-rHGcGJmM Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: waddie Derived forms: waddywood
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈwɒdi/ Audio: en-au-waddy.ogg [Australia] Forms: waddies [present, singular, third-person], waddying [participle, present], waddied [participle, past], waddied [past]
Rhymes: -ɒdi Etymology: From Dharug wadi (“stick, weapon”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|xdk|wadi||stick, weapon}} Dharug wadi (“stick, weapon”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} waddy (third-person singular simple present waddies, present participle waddying, simple past and past participle waddied)
  1. (Australia, transitive) To attack or beat with an Aboriginal war club. Tags: Australia, transitive
    Sense id: en-waddy-en-verb-mnn7EYDe Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: waddie
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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