Handy-dandy

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A children's game in which one child guesses in which closed hand the other holds some small object, winning the object if right and forfeiting an equivalent if wrong. obsolete, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of handy dandy. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

Etymology

From Middle English handy dandy.

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