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handy-dandy

[ han-dee-dan-dee ]
/ ˈhæn diˈdæn di /
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adjective Informal.

handy(def 2).

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Nearby words

  1. handwritten,
  2. handwrought,
  3. handy,
  4. handy, w. c.,
  5. handy-andy,
  6. handyman,
  7. handyman's special,
  8. handyperson,
  9. hane,
  10. hanefiyeh

Origin of handy-dandy

First recorded in 1575–85
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples 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)