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randy

1 American  
[ran-dee] / ˈræn di /

adjective

randier, randiest
  1. sexually aroused; lustful; lecherous.

  2. Chiefly Scot. rude and aggressive.


noun

randies plural
  1. Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.

Randy 2 American  
[ran-dee] / ˈræn di /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Randall or Randolph.

  2. a female given name.


randy British  
/ ˈrændɪ /

adjective

  1. informal

    1. sexually excited or aroused

    2. sexually eager or lustful

  2. lacking any sense of propriety or restraint; reckless

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. a rude or reckless person

    2. a coarse rowdy woman

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of randy

1690–1700; rand (obsolete variant of rant ) + -y 1

Example Sentences

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Church, who broke out as the oddball mechanic in "Wings," was Oscar-nominated for his role as the randy, engaged friend in "Sideways," and played the villain in "Spider-Man 3," is entirely convincing as Lloyd.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2022

It suggests that senior citizens are inherently scary or something to laugh at — and ones who are randy are scarier, and more laughable, still.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2022

The boys bounce a breathtaking 12 feet in the air and embellish their moves with multiple twists and an array of skills with names like kaboom, cody, ball-out, fliffus, rudi and randy.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2018

Judi Dench, Alicia Vikander and Christoph Waltz can’t salvage this film featuring a badass abbess and a randy fishmonger shrieking about tulip futures.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2017

And yet I'll no say that neither; for if that randy wife was coming to Charlies-hope, she should have a pint bottle o' brandy and a pound o' tobacco to wear her through the winter.

From Guy Mannering by Scott, Walter, Sir

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