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adjective · 2 syllables · /ˈræn.di/

RANDY

What does "RANDY" mean?

Feeling or showing strong sexual desire; lustful.

Meanings

  1. Sexually aroused or eager. A few drinks in, he turned randy and would not stop flirting. informal
  2. A short form of the given names Randall or Randolph, also used independently. Randy promised he would pick up the kids after practice.

Word origin

Of uncertain origin, possibly from the obsolete verb 'rand' (to rant or rave), itself from Dutch 'randen'; the lustful sense is recorded from the 18th century.

Remember it

RANDY hides 'AND' in the middle - a randy person always wants this AND that.

A little poem

A name on a tag, a tease in the air-
one word does two jobs, and means to compare.

couplet

Wordplay

  • I introduced my friend Randy at the meeting and half the British staff blushed.

What it teaches

A name and a mood can share a spelling; context, not letters, tells you which arrived.

Quick facts

What does RANDY mean?

Feeling or showing strong sexual desire; lustful.

Is RANDY a valid word?

Yes — RANDY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is RANDY?

RANDY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.

Where does RANDY come from?

Of uncertain origin, possibly from the obsolete verb 'rand' (to rant or rave), itself from Dutch 'randen'; the lustful sense is recorded from the 18th century.

What can RANDY teach us?

A name and a mood can share a spelling; context, not letters, tells you which arrived.

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