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randy [ ran -dee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈræn di / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective, rand·i·er, rand·i·est.
sexually aroused; lustful; lecherous.
Chiefly Scot. rude and aggressive.
noun, plural rand·ies.
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
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Origin of randy 1690–1700;
rand (obsolete variant of
rant ) +
-y1
OTHER WORDS FROM randy rand·i·ness, noun
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Randy
[ ran -dee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈræn di / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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How to use randy in a sentence There was more a talking to people and seeing where Randy and Viktor’s schedules were.
Hard at work on the follow-up to his 2019 debut album “Hey Gurl, It’s Christmas,” as well as working on the plans for his multi-city concert tour, Randy was gracious enough to answer a few questions.
Sullivan and his wife, Julie, owned Mountain Air Service, a single-plane family business that had allowed Randy to realize his dream of becoming his own boss.
He cried so hard neither she nor Randy could understand what he was saying.
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.
“That was good ev you, Randy ,” said Steve dropping tenderly into the old form of speech.
"Only the pictur' o' some randy quean," his father answered, chucking away at the inanimate chin.
"Very well, Randy ," she answered, setting down her flatiron and giving him a smile.
"I think we might as well take the boat," returned Jack Bartlett, a boy who was but a few months older than Randy .
"I'll be on hand—unless mother wants me to do something for her before I go away," returned Randy .
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British Dictionary definitions for randy
adjective randier or randiest
informal , mainly British sexually excited or aroused sexually eager or lustful mainly Scot lacking any sense of propriety or restraint; reckless
noun plural randies
mainly Scot a rude or reckless person a coarse rowdy woman
Derived forms of randy randily , adverb randiness , noun Word Origin for randy C17: probably from obsolete rand to rant
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