Definitions for Dodgy
ˈdɒdʒ idodgy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgyadjective

   of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk

   "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker

2. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wilyadjective

   marked by skill in deception

   "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dodgyadjective

   evasive and shifty

   Asked why, a spokesman gave a dodgy answer about legal ramifications.

2. dodgyadjective

   unsound and unreliable

3. dodgyadjective

   dishonest

4. dodgyadjective

   risky

   This is a slightly dodgy plan, because there is a lot that is being changed for this fix.

5. dodgyadjective

   deviant

   He's a dodgy Peeping Tom.

6. dodgyadjective

   uncomfortable and weird

7. Etymology: . Derived from the verb dodge. First used in mid-19th century England.

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1. Dodgy

   Dodgy is an English rock band formed in Hounslow in 1990. The band rose to prominence during the Britpop era of the 1990s. They are best known for their hits "Staying Out for the Summer", "If You're Thinking of Me", and "Good Enough". Good Enough was their biggest hit, reaching No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. They released their latest album, What Are We Fighting For, in September 2016.

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1. dodgy

   "Dodgy" is a term primarily used in British English to refer to something that is suspicious, questionable, unreliable, or potentially harmful. It can also describe a person who is dishonest or deceptive. It can be used in a variety of contexts, from describing a business deal, a mechanical object, a person's character, to a particular situation.

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1. Dodgy

   Dodgy are an English power pop rock trio, that rose to prominence during the Britpop era of the 1990s. They are best known for their hits "Staying Out for the Summer", "If You're Thinking of Me", and "Good Enough". The latter was their biggest hit reaching No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart. They released their first album in over a decade, Stand Upright In A Cool Place on Strikeback Records in February 2012.

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1. dodgy

   Syn. with flaky. Preferred outside the U.S.

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1. dodgy

   Song lyrics by dodgy -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by dodgy on the Lyrics.com website.

Anagrams for Dodgy »

1. Goddy

How to pronounce Dodgy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dodgy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dodgy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Dodgy in a Sentence

1. Bill Marczak:

   There’s been this evolution away from having a target click on a dodgy link.

2. Actor Alan Cumming:

   ... I don't understand how he and Rolling Stone ... sanctioned him going to meet that guy who is a wanted fugitive and then not to tell the authorities, i don't really know enough about it yet but I do think it's a bit dodgy ... But I'm sure it will make a great film, maybe I'll play Sean or maybe I'll play 'El Chapo'.

3. Jonathan Pryke:

   (He is) widely respected and a noted critic of dodgy deals.

4. Derek Abbott:

   Perhaps he was a World War Two black market trader or something like that. And that can explain a number of things. For example, why people possibly didn't come forward to identify him. Because, you know, if he's in with a group of people that are doing something a bit dodgy, they wouldn't want any light shone on their activities, for the clothes, perhaps they were second hand, and in those days you tended to clip off the labels because quite often people wrote on those manufacturers' labels in ink to indicate their name or something.

5. Julian Lewis:

   Instead of dodgy dossiers, we now have bogus battalions of moderate fighters.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Dodgy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dodgy
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodgy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Dodgy
6. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Dodgy