A "knick-knack" is a term commonly used to describe little decorations people keep around their houses - like little porcelain figures.

A "paddy" is an anachronistic term used to describe Irish people; while "patty" is a term used commonly to describe the meat portion of a burger (or similar, bun-contained food item). Since this joke was transcribed from a spoken telling I can't be sure which was the intended usage.

In this context, "whack" refers to the mob use of the term as euphemism for "kill."

So the pun was on him unexpectedly linking a seemingly random event spontaneously to a popular musical line - in this case a nursery rhyme. A "knick-knack paddy whack" would mean a murder by an Irishman using household baubles. And a "knick-knack patty whack" would mean the murder of a living beef patty - aka. a cow - via household trinkets.

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Knick-Knack is an old slang term. Usually it refers to useless little things you put on shelves; think Better Homes And Garden type stuff. In this case, Knick-Knacks refer to the little porcelain figures.

Whack is, likewise, a slang term. Whack is generally used in the sense of a mafia type organized crime killing.

Paddy, in this context, could either refer to the location: a rice patty field, or the hitman: whose last name sounds Irish and can thus be called Paddy as an anti-Irish slur.

Six is NOT what I'd thought it was gonna be. :/

"he played knick knack on my spine"

????

Huh. I always thought it was "pattty" whack.

Because cows get turned into burger patties.

Nah, the song has always been paddywhack.

Reminds me of how people confuse St.Patricks Day as "Pattys Day" where in fact its "Paddys Day". Padraig being the Irish name for Patrick, so Paddy being a nickname and often used to describe and Irish man.

That concludes my useless information for today. Please grab a leaflet on the way out.

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Speaking steak, man, I could destroy one right about now.

Damn you for making me hungry.

go get that steak