RANDY


Meaning of RANDY in English

I. ˈrandē, -di adjective

Etymology: probably from obsolete English rand to rant, rave (from obsolete Dutch randen, ranten ) + English -y

1. chiefly Scotland : having a coarse manner : loud-spoken

2. : lustful , lecherous

II. noun

( -es )

1. chiefly Scotland : a rough-mannered beggar

2. chiefly Scotland : a scolding or dissolute woman

III. noun

( -es )

dialect Britain : a noisy festivity : carousal

the next randy we come to … is to be a wedding — Mary Webb

a rattling good randy with fiddles and bass viols — Thomas Hardy

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