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What (who) is dodgy - definition
BAND
Dodgy (band); Dodgy:; Andy Miller (musician); Real Estate (Dodgy album); What Are We Fighting For
dodgy
(dodgier, dodgiest)
1.
If you describe someone or something as dodgy, you disapprove of them because they seem rather dishonest and unreliable. (BRIT INFORMAL)
He was a bit of a dodgy character.
= suspect
ADJ [disapproval]
2.
If you say that something is dodgy, you mean that it seems rather risky, dangerous, or unreliable. (BRIT INFORMAL)
Predicting voting trends from economic forecasts is a dodgy business.
ADJ
3.
If you say that someone has a dodgy heart or knee, for example, you mean that that part of their body is not very strong or healthy. (BRIT INFORMAL)
My heart's a bit dodgy.
ADJ
dodgy
Synonym with flaky. Preferred outside the US
[Jargon File ]
dodgy
¦ adjective (dodgier, dodgiest) Brit. informal
1. dishonest.
2. risky; dangerous.
3. not good or reliable.
Derivatives
dodgily adverb
dodginess noun
Wikipedia
Dodgy
Dodgy are 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.
Examples of use of dodgy
1. We‘ve wallowed in so much gunk since 1''7 – dodgy millionaires, dodgy mortgages, dodgy dossiers – that ermine for sale should barely rise eyebrows.
2. Mrs May, you see, kept mentioning the dodgy donations scandal.
3. On the strength of Ally Campbell‘s dodgy doss–ier.
4. OK, now this does sound a bit dodgy, but who isn‘t dodgy in their teen years, when they are testing their sexual boundaries?
5. Could dodgy hangovers become a thing of the past?