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Word

mandy

Phoneticsmandy

/ˈmændi/

Definitions

01a name

A1

n. a short or friendly name for a woman named Amanda.

n. a diminutive form of the female given name Amanda, frequently used as a standalone name in the mid-20th century.

“Mandy and her sister are coming over for dinner this evening.”

“The name Mandy saw a significant surge in popularity across the United Kingdom during the late 1960s and early 1970s.”

Synonyms

02the drug MDMA

C2

n. a slang name for the drug MDMA, often found in powder or crystal form.

n. a slang term for the chemical compound MDMA, typically referring to the substance in its powdered or crystalline state.

“The police warned about the dangers of taking mandy at the music festival.”

“In British club culture, the term mandy is frequently employed to distinguish MDMA powder from ecstasy pills.”

Slang · British English

Usage

Usually uncountable when referring to the drug.

Synonyms

MDMAmolly

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Mándy.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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C2 · Proficiency
Frequency
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