randy

Etymology 1

1690, from Scottish randy (“boisterous, aggressive”), of uncertain origin. Probably from rand (“to storm, rave”, verb), a variant of rant, see rant; or from rand (“edge”, noun), in the sense of "edgy, on edge", from Middle English rand (“edge, brink, margin, border”), from Old English rand (“edge, border, margin, rim”). Related to randan.

adj

  1. Sexually aroused; full of sexual lust.
    If you're feeling randy, give me a call and I'll come round and give you some lovin'.
  2. (chiefly Scotland) Rude or coarse in manner.

noun

  1. impudent beggar
  2. boisterous, coarse, loose woman
  3. virago

Etymology 2

Clipping of random + -y.

noun

  1. (slang, video games) random

Etymology 3

noun

  1. (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) one-and-a-half-twist acrobatic maneuver

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