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rand⋅y

[ran-dee] adjective, rand⋅i⋅er, rand⋅i⋅est, noun, plural rand⋅ies.
–adjective
1. sexually aroused; lustful; lecherous.
2. Chiefly Scot. rude and aggressive.
–noun
3. Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.

Origin:
1690–1700; rand (obs. var. of rant ) + -y 1


rand⋅i⋅ness, noun
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randy [ˈrændi]

  1. mod.
    sexually excited or aroused. : The town is full of randy sailors when the fleet's in.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

randy 
1698, Scottish, "aggressive, boisterous," originally of beggars, later especially of women, probably from rand "to rave" (see rant). Sense of "lewd, lustful" first recorded 1847.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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