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shan⋅dy

  [shan-dee]
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–noun, plural -dies. Chiefly British.
1. a mixture of beer and lemonade.
2. shandygaff.
Origin:
1885–90; short for shandygaff
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shan·dy   (shān'dē)   
n.   pl. shan·dies

  1. Shandygaff.

  2. A drink made of beer and lemonade.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

shandy 
"mix of beer and fizzy lemonade," 1888, shortening of shandygaff (1853), of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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