First Known Use: 1577
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1bandy
verb ban·dy \ˈban-dē\
ban·diedban·dy·ing
Definition of BANDY
transitive verb
1
: to bat (as a tennis ball) to and fro
2
a : to toss from side to side or pass about from one to another often in a careless or inappropriate manner b : exchange; especially : to exchange (words) argumentatively c : to discuss lightly or banteringly d : to use in a glib or offhand manner —often used with about <bandy these statistics about with considerable bravado — Richard Pollak>
3
archaic : to band together
intransitive verb
1
obsolete : contend
2
archaic : unite
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Origin of BANDY
origin unknown
Related to BANDY
- Synonyms
- agitate, argue, discuss, bat (around or back and forth), canvass (also canvas), debate, dispute, hash (over or out), moot, talk over
2bandy
noun
Definition of BANDY
: a game similar to hockey and believed to be its prototype
First Known Use of BANDY
1693
3bandy
adjective
Definition of BANDY
1
of legs : bowed
Origin of BANDY
perhaps from 2bandy (hockey stick)
First Known Use: 1687
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bandy
adjective ban·dy \ˈban-dē\
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