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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OctoberRainfall 13
Don't worry, nobody actually uses that word
tj4234 36
I'm going to just throw this one out here but Randy is used (albeit rarely) all across Britain, not just in England (which is the southern part). I HATE it when people refer to it Britain as 'England' :L.
oliviaalexandria 3
The op may not have known it was used throughout all of Britain.. She was speaking more specifically of just England, since that is where she is visiting.
tj4234 36
yeah I know. But there were other comments that made me think that was the case. Sorry I never aimed it specifically :L.
oliviaalexandria 3
Yeah, no worries. I see it a lot too :)
davek 36
Scottish, by any chance?
tj4234 36
yup 163. Highlander who now lives on the East coast, but still speaks Gaelic regardless. :L. Although I imagine the Welsh get annoyed at Britain being called England... 'randy' also sounds better if u use it in a Scottish sets. 'oh min, 'at burd oer their is fair randy ken?' it doesn't sound as good in normal everyday English :L.
UrCapsLockOn 12
randy orton ???? Hope he doesn't know this ..
unthinkable18 0
We do actually use 'horny' over here. I don't think many people actually say the word 'randy' anymore. You have nothing to worry about!
rattusrattus 19
I use it when describing the neighbour's bloody Jack Russel.
ohsheet 8
Well that's like the name Dick....no one will care what your name is
abbyhoneywaffles 11
Haha that makes me think of Austin Powers.
Lqum26 0
^ Ha cool story!
ohsheet 8
Well that's just like the name Dick....no one will care what you le name is
ohsheet 8
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jacquesromualdez 12
Honk if you're randy.
ROFLguy 2
I hardly ever hear the word 'randy' used in that way and I'm English.
danuishi 2
It also means "prostitute" in Nepalese