Dictionary

handie en · NOUN

Etymology

From hand + -ie.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of handy (“hand; handjob”).
   alt of handy
   • If you like candy, / Come hold my handie. 1925 December, Ira Gershwin, “Nice Baby”, in Robert Kimball, editor, The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, published 1993, →ISBN, page 68, column 3:
   • “Saint Maarten’s Light! / My father’s name is Luutje, / My mother’s name is Jantje. / Give me something in my handie.” “Oh!” Jansje sat up straight to listen. “Did the people give you anything?” Klaas grinned. “Cookies, candies, apples, and sometimes pennies! I wish we celebrated Saint Maarten’s Night in my town,” he said longingly. 1933, Virginia Olcott, Klaas and Jansje, Children of the Dikes, Silver, Burdett and Company, page 52:
   • With my handie patting as I sing my song; / Go to sleep, my dolly, do not keep me long. 1907 September, “Dolly’s Lullaby”, in Teachers Magazine, Elizabeth, N.J.; New York, N.Y.: A. S. Barnes & Company, page 47, column 1:
   • “Guess what I’ve got in my handie?” he asked. 2010, Jonathan J. Drake, Jakob Flint - From Fool to King, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 2:

Forms

Relateds

handsies