What is the meaning of HANDY. Phrases containing HANDY
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woolen wristlets worn in the winter
large insulated food/drink container for picnics, barbecues etc. , also very handy to sit on.
(1) Anyone who scavenged, scabbed crisps/cigarettes etc, or was dressed poorly. Even if they weren't particularly badly dressed they could still be called a tramp if they were unpopular, and of course their mother/father/brother/sister might be a tramp too. (2) An out of work individual who wandered, literally 'tramped' from town to town living off their wits and anything they could steal or beg. Often did handyman jobs in exchange for food. Post WW2 were often ex-servicemen who were suffering post traumatic stress syndrome, but as the condition wasn't understood as well was never diagnised or dealt with properly. Note: not to be confused with the American definition of 'tramp' which is a female who has the sort of liberated sexual attitudes that men object to, whilst taking advantage of, at any given opportunity.
near (besides)
adj great; handy; cool: I found this natty little device for stopping cables falling down the back of my desk.
Handyman is British slang for an impotent man or a man wh suffers from premature ejaculation.
A loose block and tackle with a hook or tail on each end, which can be used wherever it is needed. Usually made up of one single and one double block.
n pocket knife. A small retractable knife, often with several handy fold-out accoutrements for getting into alcoholic beverages and removing girl scouts from horsesÂ’ hooves.
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Having a lack of coordination. An abbrev. of mal-coordinated. Handy for shouting at goalkeepers who have two left hands and all thumbs!
n attic. The small space in the rafters of your house where you keep letters from your ex-lovers and all of your school books, just in case they might ever come in handy again. The word “attic” is also used in the U.K.
close by or near
A rough and ready handyman or a self proclaimed carpenter. Usually without having a license or a formal apprenticeship
This is the polite version of the dog's bollocks. So if you are in polite company and want to say that something was fabulous, this phrase might come in handy.
Handy is British slang for adept, devious, virile, brutal. Handy is British slang for useful, near, ready.Handy is British slang for good, useful, admirable.
Masturbation.
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Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit.
n.
A small machine or handy tool
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Performed by the hand.
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A fight with the hands; boxing.
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Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting.
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A child's play, one child guessing in which closed hand the other holds some small object, winning the object if right and forfeiting an equivalent if wrong; hence, forfeit.
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Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my tools are handy; a handy volume.
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Handy; reat; handsome; notable.
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A blow with the hand.
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Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a vessel.
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The quality or state of being handy.
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Handy; adroit; brisk.
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Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at.
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Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable.
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Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs; skillful and active with the hands; handy; ready; as, a dexterous hand; a dexterous workman.
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In a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently.
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Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat.
superl.
Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied to things as persons.
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