shandy

[ shan-dee ]

/ ˈʃæn di /

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noun, plural shan·dies.Chiefly British.

a mixture of beer and lemonade.

shandygaff.

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Origin of shandy

First recorded in 1885–90; short for shandygaff

Words nearby shandy

shamshir, shamus, Shan, Shandong, shandrydan, shandy, shandygaff, Shane, Shang, Shangaan, shanghai

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How to use shandy in a sentence

Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne One of the first novels in English ... and a buoyant, postmodern romp.
Pulitzer Winner Jennifer Egan’s PEN Festival Book Bag|Jennifer Egan|April 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We were shown the little room not more than nine feet square where Sterne, when vicar, wrote his greatest book, "Tristram Shandy."
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
The worthy Shandy would even go so far as to maintain that there was no kind of oath that was not to be found in Ernulphus.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
No further proof is needed that this reviewer was guiltless of any knowledge of Shandy beyond the title.
Laurence Sterne in Germany|Harvey Waterman Thayer

The ninth volume of Shandy is announced in the same number among the new English books.
Laurence Sterne in Germany|Harvey Waterman Thayer
Moses Mendelssohn writes to him in the summer of 1763:31 Tristram Shandy is a work of masterly originality.
Laurence Sterne in Germany|Harvey Waterman Thayer

British Dictionary definitions for shandy

shandy

US shandygaff (ˈʃændɪˌɡæf)

/ (ˈʃændɪ) /

noun plural -dies or -gaffs

an alcoholic drink made of beer and ginger beer or lemonade

Word Origin for shandy

C19: of unknown origin

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