randy

See also: Randy

English

Pronunciation

enPR: răn'di, IPA^(key): /ˈɹændi/
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Rhymes: -ændi

Etymology 1

First use appears c. 1665 in a letter by the Earl of Argyll. 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.

Alternative forms

randie, ranty

Adjective

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 hot lovin'.
(chiefly Scotland) Rude or coarse in manner.

Synonyms

(sexually aroused): horny, toey; see also Thesaurus:randy
coarse, rude

Derived terms

Translations

sexually aroused — see aroused,‎ horny

rude or coarse

Dutch: grof (nl), rauw (nl)
German: grob (de), gemein (de)
Icelandic: grófur m, ruddalegur (is) m, dónalegur (is) m, illa siðaður m
Swedish: grov (sv), bufflig (sv)

Noun

randy (plural randies)

Translations

impudent beggar

Dutch: geus (nl)

virago

Dutch: manwijf (nl) n, virago (nl)

References

Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Etymology 2

Clipping of random +‎ -y.

Noun

randy (plural randies)

(slang, video games) A random.

Etymology 3

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Noun

randy (plural randies)

(sports, aerial freestyle skiing) A one-and-a-half-twist acrobatic maneuver.

Anagrams

-andry, Andry