dodgy
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dodgy
- /ˈdɒd͡ʒ.i/
Rhymes with -ɒdʒi
Where it comes from
From dodge (verb) + -y. First used in mid-19th century England.
adjective dodgier · dodgiest
- Evasive and shifty. Asked why, a spokesman gave a dodgy answer about legal ramifications.
- Unsound and unreliable. Never listen to dodgy advice.
- Dishonest. The more money the better, because there is always that dodgy politician or corrupt official to bribe.
- Risky. This is a slightly dodgy plan, because there is a lot that is being changed for this fix.
- Deviant. He's a dodgy Peeping Tom.
- Uncomfortable and weird. The situation was right dodgy.
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