bandy

[ban-dee]

verb (used with object)

bandied, bandying 

1. to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange.

   to bandy blows; to bandy words.

   Synonyms: barter, swap, interchange, reciprocate

2. to throw or strike to and fro or from side to side, as a ball in tennis.

3. to circulate freely.

   to bandy gossip.

adjective

1. (of legs) having a bend or crook outward; bowed.

   a new method for correcting bandy legs.

noun

plural

bandies 

1. an early form of tennis.

2. Chiefly British.,  (formerly) hockey or shinny.

3. Obsolete.,  a hockey or shinny stick.

bandy

/ ˈbændɪ /

adjective

1. Also: bandy-legged. having legs curved outwards at the knees

2. (of legs) curved outwards at the knees

3. informal,  to amaze or astound

verb

1. to exchange (words) in a heated or hostile manner

2. to give and receive (blows)

3. (often foll by about) to circulate (a name, rumour, etc)

4. to throw or strike to and fro; toss about

noun

1. an early form of hockey, often played on ice

2. a stick, curved at one end, used in the game of bandy

3. an old form of tennis

Other Word Forms

• bandiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandy¹

1570–80; perhaps < Spanish bandear to conduct, bandy, originally help, serve as member of a band of men. See band ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandy¹

C16: probably from Old French bander to hit the ball back and forth at tennis

Example Sentences

The term “gadfly” often is bandied about local government to describe those who never miss a public meeting.

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The words "double bluff" and "double double bluff" were bandied around throughout the episode - but in the end, Ross survived to tell the tale.

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"People bandy about those terms all the time, and it's ridiculous," he told the LA Times in May.

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There is no name yet - Arise and The Collective have been bandied about.

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He said the name of the party would be chosen by members but added that The Collective and Arise have been bandied about.

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