randan

ran·dan
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noun

Riotous or disorderly behaviour.

“on the randan (also on the randy)”

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Meanings

randan1

nounrandan (plural randans)

plural randans · alternative randy

  1. ScotlandRiotous or disorderly behaviour.
  2. ScotlandA rowdy celebration; a spree.

    on the randan (also on the randy)

    1 more example

    He was fond of a lass and fond of a glass, and fond of a ran-dan; […]

    1892, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Black Andie’s Tale of Tod Lapraik”, in Catriona, London; Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons, →OCLC, page 172

randan2

nounrandan (plural randans)

plural randans · alternative randy

  1. The product of a second sifting of meal; the finest part of the bran.
  2. A boat propelled by three oarsmen.

Origin

randan · noun

From a conflation of rand (“to storm, rave”) and obsolete random (“impetuosity, force”).

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randan · noun

Unknown.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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