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shandy.

A drink made by mixing beer and lemonade.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃændi/
  1. A drink made by mixing beer and lemonade.

    Ireland · UK · uncountable
  2. A glass of this drink.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Shortening of shandygaff.

adj/ˈʃændi/
  1. wild, energetic, romping, boisterous, rambunctious

    Northern-England · Scotland
  2. unsteady, lacking self-discipline or control, somewhat dissipated

    Northern-England · Scotland
  3. empty-headed, crackbrained, half-crazy

    Northern-England · Scotland
  4. mild, gentle; shy, bashful, timid, reluctant, unmotivated

    Northern-England · Scotland
  5. poor-looking, miserable, broken-down, low, common, mean; shabby, untidy

    Northern-England · Scotland
Where this word comes from

From an extension of dialectal shand (“worthless”), or from shand (“disgrace, dishonour”) + -y.

noun/ˈʃændi/
  1. A combination dish typically consisting of rice, one or more mains and one or more servings of appetisers.

    Australia · countable · uncountable
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