SHANDY

shandygaff, shandy

(noun) a drink made of beer and lemonade

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

shandy (countable and uncountable, plural shandies)

(uncountable) A drink made by mixing beer and lemonade.

(countable) A glass of this drink.

Etymology 2

Adjective

shandy (comparative shandier, superlative shandiest)

(Northern England, Scotland) wild, energetic, romping, boisterous, rambunctious

(Northern England, Scotland) unsteady, lacking self-discipline or control, somewhat dissipated

(Northern England, Scotland) empty-headed, crackbrained, half-crazy

(Northern England, Scotland) mild, gentle; shy, bashful, timid, reluctant, unmotivated

(Northern England, Scotland) poor-looking, miserable, broken-down, low, common, mean; shabby, untidy

Anagrams

• handsy

Source: Wiktionary



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