as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
a booze-fueled off-campus party that was rife with randy frat boys hoping to score
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Recent Examples of randy
McNamara’s screenplays are equally strange and enchanting, but also florid, absurd and randy.
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Bull winds up in an unintended liaison with the randy Molasses (Michelle Buteau), which proves unfortunate when Honey unexpectedly bursts in on them.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Another member of the household who just happens to be passing by in one of the residence’s many hallways is Nadja, whose attraction to randy Englishmen seems to cross generational boundaries as well.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
Bernadette’s unexpected arrival suggests that being randy runs in the family.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Bull winds up in an unintended liaison with the randy Molasses (Michelle Buteau), which proves unfortunate when Honey unexpectedly bursts in on them.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Another member of the household who just happens to be passing by in one of the residence’s many hallways is Nadja, whose attraction to randy Englishmen seems to cross generational boundaries as well.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
Bernadette’s unexpected arrival suggests that being randy runs in the family.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for randy
Adjective
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The situation involving Stamps is noteworthy in part because her mother, Marion Nzinga Stamps, was a passionate community activist at the Cabrini-Green public housing complex who was known to confront officials to press her case.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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The somms here are passionate and eager to help find the right wine for you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Datskovska regularly reports on the season’s hottest accessories and how to acquire them online.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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The signature treatment is the dotsho, or hot stone bath, a ritual locals have practiced for generations to ease joint pain, arthritis, and the toll of long winters spent farming.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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The music’s evocation of simpler times when men were men, teenage girls were both innocent and horny, and cars were made in Michigan has a natural appeal for the MAGA movement.—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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When the horny old men join the dance floor, hearts fall.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Randy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/randy. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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