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bandy

UK/ˈbændi/ US/ˈbændi/ rare obsolete
verb (3) adjective (1)

verb

1.
2.

exchange blows

3.

discuss lightly

  • “We bandied around these difficult questions”
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adjective

1.

have legs that curve outward at the knees

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Origin

From French bander (“to bandy at tennis”), with -y, -ie added due to influence from Spanish and Portuguese bandear and/or Old Occitan bandir (“to throw”), from the same root as English band. Compare also with banter.

Phrases

  • bandy about
  • bandy around
  • bandy words

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