randy
See also: Randy
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English rand (“edge, brink, margin, border”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English rand (“edge, border, margin, rim”). Related to randan.
Pronunciation
Adjective
randy (comparative randier, superlative randiest)
Synonyms
- (sexually aroused): horny, toey; see also Thesaurus:randy
- coarse, rude
Derived terms
Translations
sexually aroused
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rude or coarse
Noun
randy (plural randies)
- impudent beggar
- boisterous, coarse, loose woman
- virago
- (video games) random
- (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) one and a half twist acrobatic maneuver
Translations
impudent beggar
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virago
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See also
- (freestyle aerial skiing): rudy, daffy, full, double-full, triple-full, lay, back, hurricane
- (video games): random, noob, bad kid
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967