Etymology

handy-dandy

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Middle English handy dandy
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromhandy dandy
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhandy dandy
  3. English todayhandy-dandy

Inherited from Middle English handy dandy.

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