handy-dandy

[ han-dee-dan-dee ]
/ ˈhæn diˈdæn di /

adjective Informal.

handy(def 2).

Origin of handy-dandy

First recorded in 1575–85

Words nearby handy-dandy

handwriting on the wall, handwritten, handwrought, handy, handy-andy, handy-dandy, handyman, handyman's special, handyperson, hane, hanefiyeh

Example sentences from the Web for handy-dandy

  • Handy-dandy, which is the Magistrate and which is the Thief?

    Visions and Revisions |John Cowper Powys

  • Here we have the exact game of handy-dandy, which is, after all, the simple form of the odd and even of children.

    Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales |David Goodger (goodger@python.org)