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Meaning of bandy-bandy in English:

bandy-bandy

nounbandy-bandys

  • A small mildly venomous nocturnal snake marked with distinctive black-and-white bands, native to Australia.

    Vermicella annulata, family Elapidae

Origin

1920s from Kattah (an Aboriginal language) bandi bandi.

Pronunciation

bandy-bandy

/ˈbandɪˌbandi/