handy-dandy

hand·y-dan·dy

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Definitions of handy-dandy word

adjective handy-dandy handy (def 2). 1
noun handy-dandy (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A children's game in which one child guesses in which closed hand the other holds some small object, winning the object if right and forfeiting an equivalent if wrong. 0
adjective handy-dandy Alternative form of handy dandy. 0

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

First recorded in 1575-85

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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