handy-dandy
adjective
variants
or less commonly handy dandy
informal
: convenient and useful : handy
a handy-dandy tool/device
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Get The Recipe 03 of 15 Lemon-Dill Chicken Skillet
With only five ingredients, this skillet supper relies on the handy-dandy microwave to have dinner on the table in 40 minutes.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2024
This handy-dandy function keeps the pool cleaner at surface level, picking up debris like leaves, acorns, bugs, and pollen from the top of the water.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
The man has to scream whenever one of these handy-dandy tools are used.
—Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 13 Nov. 2023
His handy-dandy Bottega Veneta Andiamo Bag was a fabulous flourish to the look (BTS’s RM carried the bag in a campaign for the house this week, too).
—André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2024
This handy-dandy function keeps the pool cleaner at surface level, picking up debris like leaves, acorns, bugs, and pollen from the top of the water.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
The man has to scream whenever one of these handy-dandy tools are used.
—Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 13 Nov. 2023
His handy-dandy Bottega Veneta Andiamo Bag was a fabulous flourish to the look (BTS’s RM carried the bag in a campaign for the house this week, too).
—André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
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“Handy-dandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handy-dandy. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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