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waddy¹

  • /ˈwɒdi/

Rhymes with -ɒdi

Where it comes from

Unknown.

noun waddies

  1. colloquial A cowboy. This is how it was with the old waddies, aint it?

waddy²

  • /ˈwɒdi/

Rhymes with -ɒdi

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Dharug wadi (“stick, weapon”).

noun waddies · waddie

  1. Australia A club or heavy stick used by Aboriginal Australians for fighting and hunting; a nulla-nulla. I should have told you that many of the Amity Paint tribe, which is more numerous than the other two settlement tribes, were deficient of spears and shields, having nothing but waddies and boomerangs.
  2. Australia A piece of wood; a stick or peg; also, a walking stick.

verb waddies · waddying · waddied · waddie

  1. Australia, transitive To strike or beat with a waddy.

Waddy³

proper noun Waddys

  1. A surname.

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"waddy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/waddy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

waddy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/waddy

Chicago

"waddy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/waddy.

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@misc{waddy_2026,
  title = {waddy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/waddy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}