shandy
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Shortening of shandygaff.
Noun edit
shandy (countable and uncountable, plural shandies)
- (uncountable) A drink made by mixing beer and lemonade.
- (countable) A glass of this drink.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
mixture of lemonade and beer
a serving of this mixture
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
From an extension of dialectal shand (“worthless”), or from shand (“disgrace, dishonour”) + -y.
Adjective edit
shandy (comparative shandier, superlative shandiest)
- (Northern England, Scotland) wild, energetic, romping, boisterous, rambunctious
- (Northern England, Scotland) unsteady, lacking self-discipline or control, somewhat dissipated
- (Northern England, Scotland) empty-headed, crackbrained, half-crazy
- (Northern England, Scotland) mild, gentle; shy, bashful, timid, reluctant, unmotivated
- (Northern England, Scotland) poor-looking, miserable, broken-down, low, common, mean; shabby, untidy
Related terms edit
See also edit
- dandy shandy (probably etymologically unrelated)