donsie

adjective

don·​sie ˈdän(t)-sē 

variants or donsy

1

dialectal British : unlucky

2

Scotland

a

: restive

b

: saucy

3

chiefly northern Midland US : slightly ill

Word History

Etymology

Scottish Gaelic donas evil, harm + English -ie

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1