I believe, many of you have already seen this meme.

In short, in a _PlayStation_ game _Fate/Extra_ an anime girl is singing
_Jingle bells_ -like song in Japanese:

> 走{はし}れ艝{そり}よ  
>  風{かぜ}のように  
>  月{ずき}見晴{みは}らを  
>  **パドルパドル！**

Source: [Full original scene recording on
YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pedbysDKUQQ)

I just started to wonder, **what does it exactly mean?**

[Jisho considers it as a
paddle](https://jisho.org/search/%E3%83%91%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB)

> A paddle is a tool used for pushing against liquids, either as a form of
> propulsion in a boat or as an implement for mixing.

[Among other
meanings](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB_\(%E6%9B%96%E6%98%A7%E3%81%95%E5%9B%9E%E9%81%BF\)),
Japanese Wikipedia also considers it as a paddle or something similar. At the
_Trivia_ section
[(here)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E3%83%91%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB),
I have found that it can also mean some kind of punishment enforced in navy or
former schools.

Is it a kind of onomatopoeia with a meaning similar to _Jingle bells_? Or
maybe it stands for some kind of whip given to bad behaved children or
something similar?
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meaning loanwords onomatopoeia
パドル -What does it actually mean?
This song is basically a parody of [a Japanese translated version of _Jingle
Bells_](http://www.utamap.com/showkasi.php?surl=F05608); the original line is
雪の中を軽くはやく, not 月海原をパドルパドル. Looks like even Japanese Fate fans do not
understand what this パドル means (see [this](http://xn---fate-
grandorder-794ovb07b7ht176ef78bjy3dxb0g.com/article/460847887.html) and
[this](https://twitter.com/search?q=%E3%83%91%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB%E3%83%91%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB%20%E6%84%8F%E5%91%B3&src=typed_query&f=live)
for example), but most people seem to guess it is related to English "paddle"
(either as a simple noun パドル or a [verb
form](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/24352/5010) パドる). A few people have
noticed this English word is sometimes associated with a kind of punishment,
but almost no Japanese people know such a fact, so I doubt this is relevant.
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Paddle paddle. Probably referring to
[hagoita](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSjRfrHfcWQ) used in
[hanetsuki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanetsuki) (Japanese badminton), a
traditional Japanese New Year's game often played by girls.

And/or staying with the movement theme as in [wading through Tsukimihara
U](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/56254/4248).
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