2007-05-24 06:27:39 · 4 answers · asked by mmmbutanyways 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Other - Music
Good question - I always just sang along never knowing what it meant either! But you inspired me to find out - from what I've found it's just another word for a spanking. Not all that exciting, but hope it helps! :)
pad•dy•whack
Pronunciation: (pad'ē-hwak", -wak")
—n.
Informal.a spanking.
—v.t.
Informal.to spank or beat. Also,pad•dy•wackPronunciation: (pad'ē-wak").
2007-05-24 06:40:10 · answer #1 · answered by Jenny from MA 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Paddywhack (Ligamentum nuchae) is a strong elastic ligament or tendon in the midline of the neck of a sheep or cattle (generally any quadruped) which relieves the animal of the weight of its head. It is pale yellow in colour.
"It is referred to in the children's nursery rhyme This Old Man."
2007-05-24 13:38:16 · answer #2 · answered by HMF313 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a spanking
2007-05-24 13:39:55 · answer #3 · answered by paul l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know it as a spanking.
2007-05-24 13:38:41 · answer #4 · answered by gardengallivant 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋