Standard Lemma guide

shandy

adj · name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • shăn'di
  • /ˈʃændi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ændi
  • CMU ARPABET: SH AE1 N D IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

wild, energetic, romping, boisterous, rambunctious

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-England, Scotland

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2

adj

Meaning 2

unsteady, lacking self-discipline or control, somewhat dissipated

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-England, Scotland

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3

adj

Meaning 3

empty-headed, crackbrained, half-crazy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-England, Scotland

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4

adj

Meaning 4

mild, gentle; shy, bashful, timid, reluctant, unmotivated

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-England, Scotland

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5

adj

Meaning 5

poor-looking, miserable, broken-down, low, common, mean; shabby, untidy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-England, Scotland

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6

name

Meaning 6

A surname

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A drink made by mixing beer and lemonade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK, uncountable

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8

noun

Meaning 8

A glass of this drink.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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9

noun

Meaning 9

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, countable, uncountable

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10

noun

Meaning 10

a drink made of beer and lemonade

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shandygaff

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: drink

History

Etymology

From an extension of dialectal shand (“worthless”), or from shand (“disgrace, dishonour”) + -y.

Shortening of shandygaff.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: clara — mixture of lemonade and beer
  • Catalan: xampú — mixture of lemonade and beer
  • French: panaché — mixture of lemonade and beer
  • German: Alsterwasser — mixture of lemonade and beer
  • German: Radler — mixture of lemonade and beer
  • Portuguese: panachê — mixture of lemonade and beer
  • Portuguese: shandy — mixture of lemonade and beer
  • Spanish: clara — mixture of lemonade and beer
  • Catalan: clara — a serving of this mixture
  • Catalan: xampú — a serving of this mixture
  • French: panaché — a serving of this mixture
  • German: Alsterwasser — a serving of this mixture
  • German: Radler — a serving of this mixture
  • Portuguese: panachê — a serving of this mixture
  • Portuguese: shandy — a serving of this mixture
  • Spanish: clara — a serving of this mixture