shandy
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Shortening of shandygaff.
Noun
shandy (countable and uncountable, plural shandies)
- (uncountable, UK, Ireland) A drink made by mixing beer and lemonade.
- (countable) A glass of this drink.
Derived terms
Translations
mixture of lemonade and beer
a serving of this mixture
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Etymology 2
From an extension of dialectal shand (“worthless”), or from shand (“disgrace, dishonour”) + -y.
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
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See also
- dandy shandy (probably etymologically unrelated)
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