Andy
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Endy
Pronunciation
- enPR: ănˈ.di, IPA(key): /ˈæn.di/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ændi
Etymology 1
Diminutive of Andrew.
Proper noun
Andy
- A diminutive of the male given name Andrew, from Ancient Greek.
- 2015, Joyce Carol Oates, Jack of Spades, Head of Zeus, →ISBN, page 104:
- "Irina? Call me 'Andy,' please."
"I think that I would rather call you 'Andrew'."
This was flattering, somehow. For everyone I knew called me "Andy"―a name comfortable as an old sneaker. There was dignity in "Andrew," and a kind of depth, complexity. Perhaps I began to fall in love with Irina Kacinzk for seeing more in me than I saw in myself at the time.
Of course, from time to time, Irina has called me "Andy." In her most affectionate moments, when she feels comfortable in my love, she even calles me "dear"―"darling."
- A diminutive of the female given name Andrea, from Ancient Greek.
- A surname.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Andy is the 34465th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 657 individuals. Andy is most common among White (59.06%), Black/African American (17.5%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (12.18%) individuals.
See also
Etymology 2
Originates from the live streams of IRL streamer Ice Poseidon on the live streaming service Twitch in early 2017; comedian and actor Andy Milonakis frequently appeared on Ice Poseidon's streams before being supplemented by one Andy Martin, who was given the byname "Mexican Andy" to distinguish him from Milonakis—himself dubbed "Sitting Andy" in June. Subsequently, Ice Poseidon and his audience began referring to people who appeared on his streams by the name Andy and the term spread to other channels on Twitch by late 2017 as a generic name for any Twitch streamer.[1][2]
Noun
Andy (plural Andys or Andies)
- (Internet slang) A streamer on live streaming service Twitch.
- 2020 October 26, Hasan Piker, Twitter:
- trump is now a react andy like myself
Usage notes
Often used as a snowclone, as in react Andy, or preceded by a number, such as 4K, to indicate the number of viewers one's channel has.[3]
References
- “Andy (Slang)”, in Know Your Meme, launched 2007
- Sade Spence (2020 September 14) “What is an Andy on Twitch?”, in StayHipp.
- Ari Phoenix (2022 August 26) “Twitch Slang, Emotes, and Streaming Terms Dictionary”, in Creatoko.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈandɪ]
- Rhymes: -andɪ
Declension
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈan.dɨ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -andɨ
- Syllabification: An‧dy
Declension
Further reading
- Andy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈandi]
Declension
Further reading
- “Andy”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024