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Jack wasn't my type at all. I thought he was too young and too posh, and I told him that. Plus, I couldn't deal with his dodgy bowl-cut. But he wore me down.
Michelle Gomez

Meaning of "dodgy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DODGY

dodgy  [ˈdɒdʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DODGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dodgy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DODGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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.

Definition of dodgy in the English dictionary

The definition of dodgy in the dictionary is risky, difficult, or dangerous. Other definition of dodgy is uncertain or unreliable; tricky.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DODGY


anagoge
ˈænəˌɡɒdʒɪ
anagogy
ˈænəˌɡɒdʒɪ
bodgie
ˈbɒdʒɪ
dittology
dɪˈtəʊlɒdʒɪ
mystagogy
ˈmɪstəˌɡɒdʒɪ
paralogy
pəˈrælɒdʒɪ
pentalogy
pɛnˈtælɒdʒɪ
podgy
ˈpɒdʒɪ
roentgenology
ˌrɒntɡəˈnɒlɒdʒɪ
splodgy
ˈsplɒdʒɪ
stodgy
ˈstɒdʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DODGY

dodecaphonism
dodecaphonist
dodecaphony
dodecastyle
dodecasyllabic
dodecasyllable
dodge
dodge ball
Dodge City
Dodgem
dodger
dodgery
dodgier
dodgiest
dodginess
Dodgson
dodkin
dodman
dodo
dodoism

WORDS THAT END LIKE DODGY

cadgy
edgy
fledgy
hedgy
kedgy
kludgy
ledgy
midgy
porridgy
pudgy
ridgy
sedgy
sludgy
smudgy
squidgy
wedgy

Synonyms and antonyms of dodgy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DODGY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dodgy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dodgy

Translation of «dodgy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DODGY

Find out the translation of dodgy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dodgy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dodgy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狡猾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chunga
570 millions of speakers

English

dodgy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المراوغة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

изворотливая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desonesto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চতুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épineux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ceria
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dodgy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

怪しい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

맛없어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dodgy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tinh ranh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவலமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेढब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çok tehlikeli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ingannevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprytny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вивертка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dodgy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dodgy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dodgy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tvivelaktiga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dodgy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dodgy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DODGY»

The term «dodgy» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.428 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DODGY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dodgy

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4 QUOTES WITH «DODGY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dodgy.
1
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Most of India's 300 odd news channels are making losses and are dependent on dubious cross holding, black money and dodgy private equity investors, both foreign and Indian.
2
Michelle Gomez
Jack wasn't my type at all. I thought he was too young and too posh, and I told him that. Plus, I couldn't deal with his dodgy bowl-cut. But he wore me down.
3
Eleanor Mondale
I make bad choices. I've got such dodgy tastes in men.
4
Sebastian Vettel
Motorsport is very expensive. No one cares if you had a good season two years ago and then you have an injury. It is a very dodgy investment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DODGY»

Discover the use of dodgy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dodgy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Happy Travels with a 'dodgy' Heart
This is not a guidebook, though I hope it gives the reader some ideas on places worth seeing, accommodation worth considering, and decent restaurants worth dining in.
David Cross, 2012
2
Dashing Duke and His Dodgy Adventures
There is never a dull moment when Duke is around. He has his nose, alert and ready, always close to the ground ...leading him to...? Check out what Duke gets into in this exciting collection of Poems!
Blossom Albuquerque, 2011
3
Dodgy Dave's Little Black Book
He tells us how to live like a gangster, and look the part - and what he thinkgs of the gangsters from abroad that he's met. All this with Dave's own inimitable style and wit.
Dave Courtney, 2001
4
Exotic Lands and Dodgy Places: Adventures through Greenland, ...
Adventures through Greenland, The Amazon and other Far-Out Places Tan Wee Cheng. overstay in the country. I know of Australians who want to come to Suriname but have no way ofgetting a visa because there is no Surinamese embassy ...
Tan Wee Cheng, 2011
5
Hot Spots and Dodgy Places: Travels through North Korea, ...
Travels through North Korea, Sudan and Distant Lands Tan Wee Cheng. Apart from the remnants of the chiseled-off Great Seal of the United States at the embassy gates, also interesting were the murals and quotations from Ayatollah ...
Tan Wee Cheng, 2010
6
Bent Arms and Dodgy Wickets
This tale of the preceding triumph and loss is recounted through the memoirs of those who took part - both for and against England.
Tim Quelch, 2012
7
Dodgy
Dodgy are an English power pop rock trio, that rose to prominence during the Britpop era of the 1990s, who are best known for their hits "Staying Out for the Summer," "If You're Thinking of Me," and "Good Enough.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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A rose and a pearl
Yes, very dodgy, are we not ?' ' Dodgy ! Ah, ha ! that is a good word — dodgy — so fery dodgy! Ah, ha!' He kept repeating it to himself, and laughing alternately, until Mrs. Howard and Robert Lyons came home. Then he advised that, as soon ...
Christina Catherine Liddell, 1870
9
Bad Science
Ben Goldacre’s wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations.
Ben Goldacre, 2008
10
Behind the Private Eye: The Private Investigator's Secrets : ...
One alternative is to buy a cheap pre-paid sim card, and use the dodgy mobile number to ring out on. This provides your subject with a caller ID number, yet this is not your regular mobile number. If you want the person to be able to call you ...
Chris Cooper, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DODGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dodgy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dodgy to appear in Ribchester
Dodgy is taking to the stage at Ribchester Village Hall on Friday August 7th and will be one of the “biggest” bands that has played in the village. «Clitheroe Today, Jul 15»
2
Cristiano Ronaldo stars alongside dodgy looking 3D silicone clone …
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo never misses a chance to rake in the cash and further enhance his global brand. And the Portuguese ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Ask LH: Can I Demand A Refund For A Dodgy 'Repaired' Laptop?
Dear Lifehacker, I bought a new Asus laptop back in February. It started freezing at the end of March, requiring me to hold the power button to ... «Lifehacker Australia, Jul 15»
4
Mars rover Opportunity shuns dodgy flash chips, relies on RAM
NASA says its aging solar-powered Opportunity rover will from now on explore the Red Planet without using its flash memory whenever ... «The Register, Jul 15»
5
Vyapam's hidden costs: Broken dreams and a health system staffed …
If even 200 students paid to get in, that is 2,000 dodgy doctors entering the healthcare set up of a state which, according to a news report that ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
6
Beware of dodgy advocates
Johannesburg - John* allegedly paid his advocate more than R30 000 to represent him in court, but was left in the lurch when his lawyer ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
7
DA wants returning Mpumalanga secretary to look into speaker's …
... protocols and brings a wealth of experience with him”‚ but added that it hoped he would “look into the dodgy dealings” of the speaker. «Sowetan Live, Jul 15»
8
Blackouts, Dodgy Sellers Are Part of Life Making India's Alibaba
The blackouts don't faze Rohit Bansal. The co-founder of Snapdeal.com is talking in a worn conference room at his company's New Delhi ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
9
State Government launches $9m crackdown on dodgy training …
THE State Government has launched a crackdown on dodgy training providers following an investigation that saw two Whitehorse businesses ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
10
Cancer-causing dodgy denim may still be on Australian shop shelves
Jeans recalled amid fears the dyes used could cause cancer may still be on sale in Australian stores. Despite a warning being issued 16 ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dodgy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dodgy>. Apr 2024 ».
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