/ˈɹændi/
OriginFirst 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.
- British, informalSexually 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'.”
- ScotlandRude or coarse in manner.
- obsoleteAn impudent beggar.
- obsoleteA boisterous, coarse, loose woman.
- obsoleteA virago.
- obsolete, slangA random.
- obsoleteA Two-and-a-half-twist acrobatic maneuver.
- A diminutive of the male given names Randall or Randolph, used as a male given name in the US.
““I like to put it simply,” says Randy “R Dub!” Williams, a late-night “slow jams” DJ from San Diego who’s also known as “the Sultan of Slowjamastan.” “I ran out of countries, so I created my own.””
- A diminutive of the female given name Miranda.
“My stepmother, Miranda, known appropriately as Randy, sniffed a couple of times.”
Formsrandier(comparative) · randiest(superlative) · randie(alternative) · ranty(alternative) · randies(plural)