randy

See also Randy, and Randý

English

Alternative forms

• randie, ranty

Pronunciation

• enPR: răn'di, IPA: /ˈrændi/, X-SAMPA: /"r{ndi/

  Rhymes: -ændi

Etymology

1690, from Scottish randy (“boisterous, aggressive”), of uncertain origin. Probably from rand (“to storm, rave”, v), 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.

Adjective

randy (comparative randier, superlative randiest)

1. Sexually aroused; full of sexual lust.
2. Rude or coarse in manner, primarily Scottish in usage.

Derived terms

• randiness

Synonyms

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

Translations

sexually aroused

• Dutch: geil, (sexueel) opgewonden/ verhit, heet(staand)
• French: excité (fr)
• German: (sexuell) erregt, geil

• Icelandic: graður (is) m, lostafullur (is) m, lostafenginn (is) m
• Portuguese: excitado, com tesão
• Spanish: cachondo (es), caliente (es)

rude or coarse

• Dutch: grof (nl), rauw (nl)

• Icelandic: grófur (is) m, ruddalegur (is) m, dónalegur (is) m, illa siðaður (is) m

Noun

randy (plural randys)

1. impudent beggar
2. boisterous, coarse, loose woman
3. virago
4. (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) one and a half twist acrobatic maneuver

Translations

impudent beggar

• Dutch: geus (nl)

virago

• Dutch: manwijf n, virago

See also

• (freestyle aerial skiing): rudy, daffy, full, double-full, triple-full, lay, back, hurricane

References

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