Bandy
verb
To exchange or discuss ideas or points of view often.
They bandied ideas back and forth.
Often appears as...
- bandy about
- bandy around
verb
To hit something (especially a ball) back and forth.
They spent the afternoon bandying the tennis ball back and forth.
Often appears as...
- bandy the ball
- bandy back and forth
adjective
Having legs that curve outward.
The horse was bandy from carrying too much weight.
noun
A game played on ice in which teams of skaters use curved clubs to try to drive a ball into the opponents goal.
He plays bandy every winter.
verb
To exchange or discuss ideas or points of view often.
They bandied ideas back and forth.
Often appears as...
- bandy about
- bandy around
verb
To hit something (especially a ball) back and forth.
They spent the afternoon bandying the tennis ball back and forth.
Often appears as...
- bandy the ball
- bandy back and forth
adjective
Having legs that curve outward.
The horse was bandy from carrying too much weight.
noun
A game played on ice in which teams of skaters use curved clubs to try to drive a ball into the opponents goal.
He plays bandy every winter.
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Idea Exchange
Use 'bandy' when referring to an informal exchange of thoughts.
I'm looking forward to bandying suggestions with the team.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Physical Trading
'Bandying' does not involve actual items, just thoughts or words.
He loves to bandy jokes with his friends.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Tone
'Bandying about' has a casual tone, often used in spoken English or informal writing.
They were bandying about theories for hours.
Pro Tip 1/3Idea Exchange
Use 'bandy' when referring to an informal exchange of thoughts.
I'm looking forward to bandying suggestions with the team.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Physical Trading
'Bandying' does not involve actual items, just thoughts or words.
He loves to bandy jokes with his friends.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Tone
'Bandying about' has a casual tone, often used in spoken English or informal writing.
They were bandying about theories for hours.
Pro Tip 1/3Idea Exchange
Use 'bandy' when referring to an informal exchange of thoughts.
I'm looking forward to bandying suggestions with the team.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Physical Trading
'Bandying' does not involve actual items, just thoughts or words.
He loves to bandy jokes with his friends.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Tone
'Bandying about' has a casual tone, often used in spoken English or informal writing.
They were bandying about theories for hours.
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Sister Mary Kevin had been bandying it about my second-grade class at school. But when she said it, the phrase seemed all caught up in the excitement of preparations for our first communion and our first confession, and everybody knew that was really all about the white dress and the white veil. And anyway, I hadn't really paid all that much attention
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throw money at us because it's the World Cup and we have to look like we're always cooking here and they give us a fortune so when they do we get very lucky we do this beautiful project with local artist Mary Sue bandy who actually
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John Wesley Powell: From...
guests are bandied about freely among them and yet to me the jests are ghastly and the cheer is somber even I the
Video examples
Letting go of God PIPE...
Sister Mary Kevin had been bandying it about my second-grade class at school. But when she said it, the phrase seemed all caught up in the excitement of preparations for our first communion and our first confession, and everybody knew that was really all about the white dress and the white veil. And anyway, I hadn't really paid all that much attention
Video examples
Who owns your view? PIPE...
throw money at us because it's the World Cup and we have to look like we're always cooking here and they give us a fortune so when they do we get very lucky we do this beautiful project with local artist Mary Sue bandy who actually
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John Wesley Powell: From...
guests are bandied about freely among them and yet to me the jests are ghastly and the cheer is somber even I the
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Quote examples
Erin O'Connor
English Model
The 'Best of British' is a positive thing that's bandied around, but also it's applied pressure to our country in terms of economic growth. I think we've always felt the rest of the world is so much more powerful in terms of being commercially viable, but we can take great pride in our level of creativity.
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Phil Jones
English Athlete
There have been some terrific player's names being bandied around that I am being compared to and that is great. I am just able, touch wood, to take it in my stride. That's how I am. I am not embarrassed or pressurised by it. It is just great and I want to do as well as they did.
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Mehdi Hasan
British Journalist
One of the hardiest myths in British public life is that there is a conspiracy of silence on immigration. Liberals and leftists, it is alleged, have bandied together to prevent debate or discussion of 'mass immigration' into the U.K., caused by Labour's 'open door' policies.
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Joe Wurzelbacher
American Celebrity
I was glad that I could be used as a focal point to possibly bandy around some ideas, and maybe people would open their eyes to Obama's socialist ideology. However, there were so many important issues to be discussed other than the 'Joe the Plumber, Joe the Plumber.
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Sharan Burrow
Welsh Activist
As economists bandy about terms like 'recapitalization,' 'credit lines,' and 'liquidity,' families are facing brutal cuts to their social services and welfare payments, losing their homes, wondering how their kids will make their way in the world.
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Betsy Beers
American Producer
As much as I was encouraged by the number of female-centric shows being bandied about, it feels like we're being treated like a trend or a quota to be filled.
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Jim Leach
American Politician
There are words bandied about that are being misused - words like 'socialism,' words like 'communism,' words like 'fascism.
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John Webster
English Playwright
We are merely the stars tennis-balls, struck and bandied which way please them.
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Patrick Bamford
English Athlete
If you are doing well, then your name is always bandied about.
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Kate Moss
English Model
I've got bowlegs, so if I do a midcalf look, I look bandy.
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Erin O'Connor
English Model
The 'Best of British' is a positive thing that's bandied around, but also it's applied pressure to our country in terms of economic growth. I think we've always felt the rest of the world is so much more powerful in terms of being commercially viable, but we can take great pride in our level of creativity.
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Phil Jones
English Athlete
There have been some terrific player's names being bandied around that I am being compared to and that is great. I am just able, touch wood, to take it in my stride. That's how I am. I am not embarrassed or pressurised by it. It is just great and I want to do as well as they did.
Quote examples
Mehdi Hasan
British Journalist
One of the hardiest myths in British public life is that there is a conspiracy of silence on immigration. Liberals and leftists, it is alleged, have bandied together to prevent debate or discussion of 'mass immigration' into the U.K., caused by Labour's 'open door' policies.
Quote examples
Joe Wurzelbacher
American Celebrity
I was glad that I could be used as a focal point to possibly bandy around some ideas, and maybe people would open their eyes to Obama's socialist ideology. However, there were so many important issues to be discussed other than the 'Joe the Plumber, Joe the Plumber.
Quote examples
Sharan Burrow
Welsh Activist
As economists bandy about terms like 'recapitalization,' 'credit lines,' and 'liquidity,' families are facing brutal cuts to their social services and welfare payments, losing their homes, wondering how their kids will make their way in the world.
Quote examples
Betsy Beers
American Producer
As much as I was encouraged by the number of female-centric shows being bandied about, it feels like we're being treated like a trend or a quota to be filled.
Quote examples
Jim Leach
American Politician
There are words bandied about that are being misused - words like 'socialism,' words like 'communism,' words like 'fascism.
Quote examples
John Webster
English Playwright
We are merely the stars tennis-balls, struck and bandied which way please them.
Quote examples
Patrick Bamford
English Athlete
If you are doing well, then your name is always bandied about.
Quote examples
Kate Moss
English Model
I've got bowlegs, so if I do a midcalf look, I look bandy.
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