bandy

Universal Words adjective, verb adjective (of the legs) curving outwards so that the knees are wide apart: to be bandy-legged verb (bandies, bandying, bandied, bandied) IDIOMS bandy words (with sb) (old-fashioned) to argue with sb or speak rudely to them PHRASALVERBS bandy sth<->about / around [usuallypassive] if a name, a word, a story, etc., is bandied about/around, it is mentioned frequently by many people: His name was being bandied about as a future prime minister.