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Speedy refers to something or someone moving at high
speed In everyday use and in kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as ''v'') of an object is the magnitude of the change of its position over time or the magnitude of the change of its position per unit of time; it is thus a scalar quanti ...
. Speedy may refer to:


Ships

* HMS ''Speedy'', nine ships of the Royal Navy * ''Speedy''-class brig, a class of naval ship * ''Speedy'' (1779), a whaler and convict ship despatched in 1799 from England to Australia


People

* Speedy (nickname), a list of people *
Speedy Long Speedy Oteria Long (June 16, 1928 – October 5, 2006) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 8th congressional district from January 3, 1965, until January 3, 1973. He was a member of ...
(1928–2006), American lawyer and politician *
Speedy Mashilo Speedy Katisho Mashilo (born 27 December 1965) is a South African politician who is currently the Member of the Executive Council (Executive Council (South Africa), MEC) for Human Settlements in Mpumalanga, as well as both the deputy Provincial Ch ...
(born 1965), South African politician *
Tristram Speedy Tristram Charles Sawyer Speedy (also known as Captain Speedy; November 1836 – 9 August 1910) was a well-known English explorer and adventurer during the Victorian era. Life Speedy was born at Meerut, India, a son of James Havelock Speedy, an a ...
or Captain Speedy (1836–1911), English adventurer and explorer and guardian of Prince Alamayou *
Yolande Speedy Yolande Speedy (born December 30, 1976 in Johannesburg) is a South African professional mountain biker. She has claimed two gold medals in the women's elite cross-country race at the African Mountain Bike Championships (2007 and 2013), and also ...
(born 1976), South African mountain biker *
Speedy (musician) Sir Speedy (born Juan Antonio Ortiz Garcia) is a Puerto Rican reggaeton musician. In 2005, he released a remix of the single " Siéntelo" ("Feel It") which was originally recorded for the 2001 various artists compilation, ''Sandunguero'' by DJ ...
(born 1979), Reggaeton artist


Fictional entities and mascots

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Speedy (DC Comics) Speedy is the name of two DC Comics superheroes that have each served as teenaged sidekicks for the Green Arrow. Fictional character biographies Roy Harper The original Speedy's real name was Roy Harper Jr.. He first appeared in ''More Fun C ...
, two DC Comics superheroes, both teenage sidekicks of Green Arrow *
Speed Buggy ''Speed Buggy'' is an American animated television series, produced by Hanna-Barbera, which originally aired for one season on CBS from September 8, 1973, to December 22, 1973. With the voices of Mel Blanc, Michael Bell, Arlene Golonka, and Ph ...
, an anthropomorphic, fiberglass dune buggy, often nicknamed "Speedy" *
Speedy Alka-Seltzer Alka-Seltzer is an effervescent antacid and pain reliever first marketed by the Dr. Miles Medicine Company of Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Alka-Seltzer contains three active ingredients: aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) (ASA), sodium bicarbonat ...
, the original mascot for the stomach remedy * Speedy, in two Oz books by L. Frank Baum, ''
The Yellow Knight of Oz ''The Yellow Knight of Oz'' (1930) is the twenty-fourth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the tenth written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was illustrated by John R. Neill. Plot Sir Hokus of Pokes grows tire ...
'' and ''Speedy in Oz'' * Speedy, one of the names for Pinky in the game ''
Pac-Man originally called ''Puck Man'' in Japan, is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. In North America, the game was released by Midway Manufacturing as part of its licensing agreement with Namco America. Th ...
'' * Speedy Comet, a type of Prankster Comet from the video game ''
Super Mario Galaxy is a 2007 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the third 3D game in the '' Super Mario'' series. As Mario, the player embarks on a quest to rescue Princess Peach, save the universe from Bowser, and collect 120 ...
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Other uses

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Speedy (Telkom) Speedy was the trade name for broadband internet services offered by Telkom Indonesia. , it offered a range of packages for download speeds between 512 kbit/s and 100Mbit/s, with some plans including additional advertising inserted by Telkom.
, internet broadband access provider of Telkom Indonesia * ''Speedy'' (film), a 1928 silent comedy starring Harold Lloyd *
Speedy (band) Speedy was a five-piece Indie Pop/Britpop band from Sheffield, England, whose songs were known for their witty lyrics, often observing the darker and seedier side of working class life; "kitchen sink narratives" in the words of founder and lead si ...
, a Britpop band *
Speedy Hire Speedy Hire plc, doing business as Speedy, is a provider of tools and equipment hire, based in the United Kingdom, and also provides services to the construction, infrastructure, industrial markets. The company was founded in Wigan in 1977, and no ...
, British tools and equipment company


See also

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Speedy Gonzales Speedy Gonzales is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons. He is portrayed as "The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico" with his major traits being the ability to run extremely fast ...
, in ''Looney Tunes'' media *
SPDY SPDY (pronounced "speedy") is an obsolete open-specification communication protocol developed for transporting web content. SPDY became the basis for HTTP/2 specification. However, HTTP/2 diverged from SPDY and eventually HTTP/2 subsumed all us ...
, a networking protocol * Spee De Bozo,
J. Edgar Hoover John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 â€“ May 2, 1972) was an American law enforcement administrator who served as the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He was appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation â ...
's Carin terrier * Speedee, McDonald's original mascot {{disambiguation, ship