bandy
adjective
[ ˈbandi ]
• (of a person's legs) curved outwards so that the knees are wide apart.
• "she had bent, slightly bandy legs"
Origin:
late 17th century: perhaps from obsolete bandy ‘curved stick used in hockey’.
bandy
verb
• pass on or discuss (an idea or rumour) in a casual or uninformed way.
• "£40,000 is the figure that has been bandied about"
Similar:
spread (about),
put about,
toss about,
discuss,
rumour,
circulate,
disseminate,
communicate,
purvey,
diffuse,
broadcast,
publicize,
make public,
make known,
pass on,
propagate,
promulgate,
announce,
give out,
repeat,
bruit about/abroad,
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘pass a ball to and fro’): perhaps from French bander ‘take sides at tennis’, from bande ‘band, crowd’ (see band2).
bandy
noun
• a game similar to field hockey or ice hockey, played with a ball and large curved sticks.
Origin:
late 17th century: perhaps from bandy2.
bandy words
• argue pointlessly or rudely.
• "I'm not going to bandy words with you"
