1
chiefly British : evasive, tricky
2
chiefly British
a
: not sound, good, or reliable
3
chiefly British : requiring skill or care in handling or coping with
dodginess noun

Examples of dodgy in a Sentence

The car's got a dodgy engine. They got into a dodgy situation.
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They are also associated to multiple other dodgy crypto operations involving memecoin launches, most notably the $Melania coin. Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 This is dodgy terrain for a famous person to give context around. Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025 Gibney even directed an episode of Billions, the Showtime drama about the nexus of Wall Street greed, political interests and dodgy prosecutors. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025 Disregarding the inevitable dodgy attempts at uncovering some magic way to hack into someone else’s account, the majority are still likely to be genuine requests for help. Davey Winder, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dodgy

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of dodgy was in 1861

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“Dodgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dodgy. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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