randy
Sexually aroused; full of sexual lustSexually aroused; full of sexual lust.
» Randy stood by the jeepney, as he was eating skewered saucy fish balls.
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2 senses(UK, informal)Sexually 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'.
(Scotland)Rude or coarse in manner.
grob, gemein
- feeling great sexual desire
Examples
6 sentencesRandy 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.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
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.
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Forms
randier, randiestSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.