handy-dandy

noun

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.

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handy-pandy
OriginMiddle English handy dandy →
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Meanings

handy-dandy1

adjectivehandy-dandy (comparative more handy-dandy, superlative most handy-dandy)

comparative more handy-dandy · superlative most handy-dandy

  1. alternativeAlternative form of handy dandy.

handy-dandy2

nounhandy-dandy (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA 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.

    Synonyms: handy-pandy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
handy-pandy
Also see
handy-pandy

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhandy dandy
  2. Middle Englishhandy dandy
  3. Englishhandy-dandy

Inherited from Middle English handy dandy.

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APA

handy-dandy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handy-dandy

MLA

“handy-dandy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handy-dandy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handy-dandy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handy-dandy.

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