Entertainment Love and Romance What Does the Term Randy Mean? Print Matelly/Cultura/Getty Images Love and Romance Relationships Divorce Teens LGBTQ Friendship By Bonny Albo Bonny Albo Writer B.B.A, Business Administration and New Media, College of the Rockies Bonny Albo is a dating expert, author, and writer with over 20 years of experience. She has also been quoted in CNN, the LA Times, the New York Times, and MSNBC and appeared on The W Network's television show The Audience. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on 09/28/17 The word randy can mean several different things depending on the context and who used the word: The act of being sexually aroused; orShowing sexual attraction or arousal. Alternatively, someone from Scotland using the term 'randy' usually refers to a person who has no tact, who speaks recklessly, or who comes across as coarse and rude. Several different sources, including the Merriam-Webster dictionary, state the word randy came from an Old English word "rand" which used to mean "rant". Others state the word derived from the Dutch, "randen" or "ranten". The first known use of randy was in the late 1690s, with its use referring to a lewd state of mind in the mid-1840s. Examples "Hey Sue, there's a randy-looking guy waiting for you in the lobby." "For whatever reason, my girlfriend was really randy tonight!"