First Known Use: 1863
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pandy
verb pan·dy \ˈpan-dē\
pan·diedpan·dy·ing
Definition of PANDY
transitive verb
British : to punish (a schoolboy) with a blow on the palm of the hand especially with a ferule
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Origin of PANDY
probably from Latin pande, imperative singular of pandere to spread out (the hand), command of the schoolmaster to the boy — more at fathom
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