What Handy dandy means?

What Handy dandy means?

convenient and useful
Definition of handy-dandy informal. : convenient and useful : handy a handy-dandy tool/device As a public service, Digital Dispatch would like to provide this handy-dandy clippable guide.— Joan O’C.

What does the word handy mean in English?

very useful or helpful
1 : very useful or helpful a handy tool. 2 : within easy reach Keep a towel handy. 3 : clever or skillful especially with the hands He’s handy with a paintbrush.

Where did the term handy dandy come from?

Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Galveston Daily News. Either reduplication (with variation of initial consonant) of handy, perhaps influenced by dandy, or from handy + dandy, to form a rhyming compound.

Is Handy dandy Formal?

adjective Informal. handy (def. 2). QUIZ YOURSELF ON HAS VS.

What is a handy German?

One of the best examples of an English word used frequently by Germans in a completely different way is Handy. In English this adjective means “convenient,” but in German, a Handy is a cell phone.

Is handy informal?

handy adjective (USEFUL) informal Don’t throw those bottles away – they’ll come in handy (= be useful) for the picnic next Sunday.

What is the article of Handy in German?

– all cases of the noun, plural, article….Declension Handy.

What gender is Handy in German?

neuter
Did you know? German, like all languages, borrows words from others, especially from English. Most, but not all, nouns of foreign origin are neuter – das Knowhow or das Know-How, das Auto, das Handy.

Is Handy formal?

What is the comparative and superlative of handy?

adjective. /ˈhændi/ /ˈhændi/ (comparative handier, superlative handiest)

What do Germans call a phone?

Handy
In German, the word Handy means “mobile phone” or “cell phone”. Many Germans seem to believe that this word comes from the English language, but – as you know – Americans do not use this word to describe their cell phones.

Is Handy male or female?

(rare) A male given name from English.