dodgy
pronunciation
How to pronounce dodgy in British English:
UK [ˈdɒdʒi]
How to pronounce dodgy in American English:
US [ˈdɑdʒi]
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- Adjective:
- of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
- marked by skill in deception
Word Origin
- dodgy (adj.)
- 1861, from dodge + -y (2). Related: Dodginess.
Example
- 1. Are huge fines enough to curb dodgy drug peddling ?
- 2. Pole dancing has always had a vaguely dodgy reputation .
- 3. Dodgy populists who hogged the headlines have vanished .
- 4. The gravity of its announcement was not helped by some dodgy analysis .
- 5. Its well-regulated banks had avoided dodgy subprime ventures , he insisted .