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The origin is unknown. Perhaps from dialectal shandy (“boisterous, empty-headed”) + gaff (“outcry, nonsense”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shandygaff
Today it means: A mixture of strong beer and ginger beer. Full definition →
Today it means: A mixture of strong beer and ginger beer. Full definition →
The origin is unknown. Perhaps from dialectal shandy (“boisterous, empty-headed”) + gaff (“outcry, nonsense”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.