waddy

¹

[wod-ee]

noun

plural

waddies 

1. a heavy wooden war club used by Australian Aboriginal peoples.

verb (used with object)

waddied, waddying 

1. to beat or strike with a waddy.

waddy

²

Or wad·die

[wod-ee]

noun

plural

waddies 

1. Cowboy Slang, Western U.S..,  a cowboy.

waddy

/ ˈwɒdɪ /

noun

1. a heavy wooden club used as a weapon by native Australians

verb

1. (tr) to hit with a waddy

Word History and Origins

Origin of waddy¹

First recorded in 1795–1805, waddy is from the Dharuk word wa-di “stick”

Origin of waddy²

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of waddy¹

C19: from a native Australian language, perhaps based on English _wood ¹

Example Sentences

"It's the end of an era, really," said the hotel's owner Elyse Waddy.

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Ramos was working in a gun violence prevention team in Denver’s Lower Downtown neighborhood, near an MLB stadium, bars and restaurants, when he and two other officers, who were not charged, shot at Jordan Waddy after he pulled a gun from his pocket.

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The other officers were standing in front of Waddy when he pulled out the gun, and there was only a brick wall and a bar behind him.

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But it found that Ramos, who shot Waddy from the side, was not in danger because Waddy did not turn and face him, and Ramos disregarded the risk of shooting Waddy posed to the crowd of people behind Waddy.

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The police union said it would do everything it could to defend Ramos and said the whole situation could have been avoided if Waddy had stopped and shown empty hands to the officers.

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