handy-dandy

adjective

ˌhan-dē-ˈdan-dē 

variants or less commonly 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. Hamilton

I've a friend who works at an office in Jamestown. I knew he would gladly allow me to use his computer. I used my handy dandy phone to find the address.

—Dean Meyer

Examples of handy-dandy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Well here’s that handy-dandy search result for you. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Having a handy-dandy fan with you gives you a tiny bit of agency back. — Katie Akin, Southern Living, 4 June 2026

Plus, there’s a handy-dandy reverse gear on board too, which is becoming more commonplace on e-motos. — New Atlas, 21 May 2026

The irony is that the risk is perceived as quite low due to the handy-dandy AI excuse, while without the emergent AI excuse, the risk would be a lot higher. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

rhyming compound from handy and dandy entry 2

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for handy-dandy

• bandy
• brandy
• candy
• dandy
• grandee
• randy
• shandy