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Pandy vs Yandy - What's the difference?

pandy | yandy |

As nouns the difference between pandy and yandy

is that pandy is a fulling mill or pandy can be (ireland|informal) mashed potatoes while yandy is (australia) the dish used in this process.

As verbs the difference between pandy and yandy

is that pandy is to strike on the palm of the hand with a strap as a school punishment while yandy is (australia) to separate (grain or pieces of mineral) by shaking in a special shallow dish.

pandy

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(pandies)
  • A fulling mill.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (Ireland, informal) mashed potatoes

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

  • To strike on the palm of the hand with a strap as a school punishment.
  • * 1917 , James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
    • Father Dolan came in today and pandied me because I was not writing my theme.
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    yandy

    English

    Verb

  • (Australia) To separate (grain or pieces of mineral) by shaking in a special shallow dish

    • Noun

    (yandies)
  • (Australia) The dish used in this process