randy
[ran-dee]
- sexually aroused; lustful; lecherous.
- Chiefly Scot. rude and aggressive.
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- Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
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Origin of randy
Randy
[ran-dee]
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Contemporary Examples
As Randy notes, “Maybe there is a value in shining a light on this and asking the questions.”
For Randy, a 50-year-old ex-Mormon gay man, this cure was a particularly bitter pill to swallow.
As Randy wrote, “I guess this speaks to the church not really having a place for gay people so getting married is still implicit.”
Before Cuba was shunned and sanctioned, it was a handy place for the randy.
Randy Reed Buick, Nissan, and Chevrolet Missouri-based car dealerships.
Historical Examples
Randy Paine came back from France to the monotony of everyday affairs.
Glory of YouthTemple Bailey
"My left foot is beginning to hurt me a little," put in Randy.
The Rover Boys on Snowshoe IslandEdward Stratemeyer
"It's too bad we haven't got some game to cook," observed Randy.
The Rover Boys on Snowshoe IslandEdward Stratemeyer
Dan Soppinger was close behind him, with Jack and Randy following.
The Rover Boys on Snowshoe IslandEdward Stratemeyer
"We had better keep close to this stream," was Randy's suggestion.
The Rover Boys on Snowshoe IslandEdward Stratemeyer
randy
- informal, mainly British
- sexually excited or aroused
- sexually eager or lustful
- mainly Scot lacking any sense of propriety or restraint; reckless
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- mainly Scot
- a rude or reckless person
- a coarse rowdy woman
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Word Origin
C17: probably from obsolete rand to rant
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Word Origin and History for randy
adj.
1690s, Scottish, "aggressive, boisterous," probably from rand "to rave," an obsolete variant of rant (v.). In the original sense especially of beggars, "and probably implying vagrant habits as well as rude behavior" [OED]. Sense of "lewd, lustful" first recorded 1847. Related: Randiness.
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