randy
See also: Randy
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
1690, from Scottish randy (“boisterous, aggressive”), of uncertain origin. Probably from rand (“to storm, rave”, verb), a variant of rant, see rant; or from rand (“edge”, noun), in the sense of "edgy, on edge", from Middle English rand (“edge, brink, margin, border”), from Old English rand (“edge, border, margin, rim”). Related to randan.
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Adjective edit
randy (comparative randier, superlative randiest)
- Sexually aroused; full of sexual lust.
- If you're feeling randy, give me a call and I'll come round and give you some lovin'.
- (chiefly Scotland) Rude or coarse in manner.
Synonyms edit
- (sexually aroused): horny, toey; see also Thesaurus:randy
- coarse, rude
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
rude or coarse
Noun edit
randy (plural randies)
- impudent beggar
- boisterous, coarse, loose woman
- virago
Translations edit
References edit
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
randy (plural randies)
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Etymology 3 edit
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Noun edit
randy (plural randies)
- (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) one-and-a-half-twist acrobatic maneuver
See also edit
- (freestyle aerial skiing): rudy, daffy, full, double-full, triple-full, lay, back, hurricane