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单词 dandy shandy
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dandy shandyn.

Brit. /ˈdandɪ ˌʃandi/, U.S. /ˈdændi ˌʃændi/, Caribbean English /ˈdandi ˌʃandi/
Forms: 1900s– dandy shandy, 2000s– dandi shandi (in sense 2). Also with capital initials.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dandy adj., shandy n.
Etymology: < dandy adj. + shandy n.Perhaps with punning allusion to dandelion n., one of the main ingredients of an early variety of the drink (produced in Manchester in the first half of the 20th cent. and widely advertised as containing sarsaparilla, nettles, and dandelion).
1. Originally: (a brand name for) a type of non-alcoholic fizzy drink. In later use also: a drink consisting of a mixture of beer and ginger beer, lemonade, or similar; a shandy. Now chiefly Jamaican.
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1906 Advertiser (Adelaide) 5 Jan. 2/4 (advt.) On draught—..Dandy Shandy.
1916 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 4 Mar. 24/2 (advt.) Dandy Shandy... This new drink made from Sarsaparilla, Dandy Lion and other herbs.
2009 A. Vanderhoof Spice Necklace xi. 283 Dandy Shandy: Combine equal parts of ginger beer concentrate and a light lager beer... Add a couple of dashes of Angostura bitters and serve.
2013 @StreetsKel 20 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 26 May 2020) A woulda drink a ice cold dandy shandy.
2. Jamaican. A game, typically played by children, in which the object is to throw a ball or juice box so that it hits and eliminates other players.
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1978 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 23 Sept. (Council Voluntary Social Services Suppl.) p. VI/6 They..extend the game of dandy-shandy and chevy chase.
2020 @cringeeeworthyy 7 May in twitter.com (accessed 26 May 2020) I'm ready to be a kid again and play dandy shandy after school with my cousins and neighbors.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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