Значение
значений: 5(устаревшее)An impudent beggar.
(устаревшее)A boisterous, coarse, loose woman.
(устаревшее)A virago.
(устаревшее, сленг)A random.
(устаревшее)A Two-and-a-half-twist acrobatic maneuver.
Примеры
предложений: 6Randy stood by the jeepney, as he was eating skewered saucy fish balls.
Randy stands by the jeepney, as he is eating skewered saucy fish balls.
Randy will stand by the jeepney, as he will be eating skewered saucy fish balls.
Will you and Randy join us?
Randy likes the new fantasy and sci-fi books in Tagalog.
Происхождение
First use appears c. 1665 in a letter by the Earl of Argyll. From Scottish randy (“boisterFirst 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.
Clipping of random + -y.
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