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handy-dandy

[ han-dee-dan-dee ]
/ ˈhæn diˈdæn di /

adjective Informal.

handy (def. 2).

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Origin of handy-dandy

First recorded in 1575–85

Words nearby handy-dandy

handwriting on the wall, handwritten, handwrought, handy, handy-andy, handy-dandy, handyman, handyman's special, handyperson, HANE, hanefiyeh
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Example sentences from the Web for handy-dandy

  • Handy-dandy, which is the Magistrate and which is the Thief?

    Visions and Revisions|John Cowper Powys

  • Here we have the exact game of handy-dandy, which is, after all, the simple form of the odd and even of children.

    Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)