shandy

plural shandies

1. IrelandUKuncountableA drink made by mixing beer and lemonade.
2. countableA glass of this drink.

   ‘Even the Methodist minister’s wife had a shandy at the sportsground.’

   1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 95

comparative shandier · superlative shandiest

1. Northern EnglandScotlandwild, energetic, romping, boisterous, rambunctious
2. Northern EnglandScotlandunsteady, lacking self-discipline or control, somewhat dissipated
3. Northern EnglandScotlandempty-headed, crackbrained, half-crazy
4. Northern EnglandScotlandmild, gentle; shy, bashful, timid, reluctant, unmotivated
5. Northern EnglandScotlandpoor-looking, miserable, broken-down, low, common, mean; shabby, untidy

plural shandies

1. AustraliacountableuncountableA combination dish typically consisting of rice, one or more mains and one or more servings of appetisers.

   The most popular dishes included special fried rice, chicken with almonds, and sweet and sour pork. Those who were indecisive could order the shandy special, which was basically a combination of the three dishes in one meal.

   2015 January 29, Alice Pung, Growing Up Asian in Australia, ReadHowYouWant.com, →ISBN

1. A surname