handies

Noun (1)

handy (plural handies)

1. (childish) The hand.
   • Clap, clap handies
     Mammie's wee, wee ain.1916, Blanche Fisher Wright, The Real Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Illustration

Noun (2)

handy (plural handies)

1. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) A handgun.
   • Look left and right, when I cross these roads,
     I don’t wanna get fright
     We got handies and shotties,
     which one should you decide?2020 July 9, C1, “Even Steven”, 1:51–1:57
2. (slang, vulgar) A hand job.

   Synonyms:

   wristy

Noun (3)

handy (plural handies)

1. (non-native speakers' English) (mostly used by Germans) Synonym of mobile phone.
   • An important field of application for small rechargeable lithium ion batteries is that of the fast growing market of cellular phones or ‘handies’. 277,000,000 handies were sold worldwide in 1999.2000, TELESCON 2000: The Third International Telecommunications Energy Special Conference, IEEE, →ISBN, section 9 (Look at the Market), page 127

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