Today, I discovered that the word 'randy' means 'horny' in England. I'm going to England next semester to study abroad. My name is Randy. FML
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JBrownie123 24
We aren't retarded. We use the word horny a lot more. Randy is a dying word over here.
Andr913 13
When I was in England, the name Lou seemed to be very popular. It has a little tinkle to it.
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Ugi 27
You are only likely to have any issue with very drunk and/or very stupid people, but it might be worth cultivating the phrase "Hi, my name's Randy" rather than "Hi, I'm Randy" to cut down on the number of double-takes you get!
niamhey 0
here's a tip for you, in England we don't call them semesters, we call them terms. And we prefer Britain and British instead of England and English, well most do anyways!
sugerbabe116 4
I live in England and who the **** says randy???? I never actually heard of that term!
GG_PIE 2
Literally, no-one here will give you shit. People do not say "I'm feeling randy" they say "I need a shag". Actually, I take that back; they'll give youshit because you're American. Megalolz.
Tidus0 17
Shorten your name to Andy then. In australia we use, horny and Toey
bret312 4
We had a kid named Mono come to our school from brazil and I guess it means bro there but it is still pretty funny
jimmyjamesyall 4
Dear OP, it also means that in the US, and, while not ubiquitous, it's certainly not uncommon.
raaaandi18 3
It's actually pretty common. ;)
KB616 11
Here's a thought... Instead of saying "I'm Randy", you could say "my name is Randy". Pretty simple.
Maximus22 0
It means the same thing in the States, as well, dumbass.