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shandy en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈʃændi/
• (Southern-England) audio
• shăn'di

Etymology

Shortening of shandygaff.

Meanings

1. (Ireland, UK, uncountable) A drink made by mixing beer and lemonade.
2. (countable) A glass of this drink.
   • ‘Even the Methodist minister’s wife had a shandy at the sportsground.’ 1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 95:

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Deriveds

rock shandy · hand shandy

Relateds

portergaff · black and tan

Translations (16)

es clara (a serving of this mixture) · de Alsterwasser (mixture of lemonade and beer) · pt shandy (mixture of lemonade and beer) · de Radler (mixture of lemonade and beer) · de Radler (a serving of this mixture) · ca xampú (a serving of this mixture) · pt panachê (mixture of lemonade and beer) · fr panaché (mixture of lemonade and beer) · es clara (mixture of lemonade and beer) · fr panaché (a serving of this mixture) · ca clara (a serving of this mixture) · ca clara (mixture of lemonade and beer) · pt shandy (a serving of this mixture) · de Alsterwasser (a serving of this mixture) · ca xampú (mixture of lemonade and beer) · pt panachê (a serving of this mixture)

shandy en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈʃændi/
• (Southern-England) audio
• shăn'di

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (Northern-England, Scotland) wild, energetic, romping, boisterous, rambunctious
2. (Northern-England, Scotland) unsteady, lacking self-discipline or control, somewhat dissipated
3. (Northern-England, Scotland) empty-headed, crackbrained, half-crazy
4. (Northern-England, Scotland) mild, gentle; shy, bashful, timid, reluctant, unmotivated
5. (Northern-England, Scotland) poor-looking, miserable, broken-down, low, common, mean; shabby, untidy

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Relateds

dandy shandy · shan · shanny

shandy en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /ˈʃændi/
• (Southern-England) audio
• shăn'di

Meanings

1. (Australia, countable, in Australian Chinese cuisine, uncountable) A combination dish typically consisting of rice, one or more mains and one or more servings of appetisers.
   • The most popular dishes included special fried rice, chicken with almonds, and sweet and sour pork. Those who were indecisive could order the shandy special, which was basically a combination of the three dishes in one meal. 2015 January 29, Alice Pung, Growing Up Asian in Australia, ReadHowYouWant.com, →ISBN:

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