randy
pronunciation
How to pronounce randy in British English:
UK [ˈrændi]
How to pronounce randy in American English:
US [ˈrændi]
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- Adjective:
- feeling great sexual desire
Word Origin
- randy (adj.)
- 1690s, Scottish, "aggressive, boisterous," probably from rand "to rave," an obsolete variant of rant (v.). In the original sense especially of beggars, "and probably implying vagrant habits as well as rude behavior" [OED]. Sense of "lewd, lustful" first recorded 1847. Related: Randiness.
Example
- 1. Could kay 's letters strengthen the case against randy ?
- 2. Jazz pianist randy weston 's influences include duke ellington but his music has a distinct rhythm .
- 3. Have you checked out randy ?
- 4. Randy it is trashy . The view that supports me .
- 5. While the yankees continue their efforts to trade randy johnson -- arizona still seems the most likely landing spot -- they are envisioning roger clemens as the one to replace johnson , to the point where they hope to convince clemens to move up his possible 2007 start date , sources said .