randy

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Etymology 1

First 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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Adjective

randy (comparative randier, superlative randiest)

  1. 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'.
  2. (chiefly Scotland) Rude or coarse in manner.
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Noun

randy (plural randies)

  1. An impudent beggar.
  2. A boisterous, coarse, loose woman.
  3. A virago.
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  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Etymology 2

Clipping of random +‎ -y.

Noun

randy (plural randies)

  1. (slang, video games) A random.
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Etymology 3

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Noun

randy (plural randies)

  1. (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) A one-and-a-half-twist acrobatic maneuver.
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