shandy

[ shan-dee ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

, plural shan·dies.

1. a mixture of beer and lemonade.
2. shandygaff.

shandy

/ ˈʃændɪ; ˈʃændɪˌɡæf /

noun

1. an alcoholic drink made of beer and ginger beer or lemonade

Word History and Origins

Origin of shandy¹

First recorded in 1885–90; short for shandygaff

Word History and Origins

Origin of shandy¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne One of the first novels in English ... and a buoyant, postmodern romp.

From The Daily Beast

We were shown the little room not more than nine feet square where Sterne, when vicar, wrote his greatest book, "Tristram Shandy."

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

No further proof is needed that this reviewer was guiltless of any knowledge of Shandy beyond the title.

From Project Gutenberg

The ninth volume of Shandy is announced in the same number among the new English books.

From Project Gutenberg

Moses Mendelssohn writes to him in the summer of 1763:31 Tristram Shandy is a work of masterly originality.

From Project Gutenberg