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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Today, the Trump administration, aided by Elon Musk’s dodgy DOGE operation, is embarking on an anti-New Deal by slashing thousands of federal jobs and shrinking the government to the size of something Grover Norquist could drown in a bathtub. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025 The plan is to go clubbing, and right away things start to feel dodgy. Erik Kain, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 Not quite up to task with my dodgy knee, engaging the power setting saw the Burlington effortlessly pull itself up with little input needed. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 The film follows a money collector (Lachman) for a private investigator hired to track down 10 million dollars stolen in a dodgy real estate deal, opening a complex can of worms. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dodgy

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 2 Apr. 2025.

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