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dodgy

adjectiveInformal

A British English slang term. Browse all British slang.

What it means

  1. Suspicious, untrustworthy, probably illegal.

  2. Unreliable or in poor condition. A dodgy knee, a dodgy connection.

  3. Of food: likely to make you ill.

In use

  • He got it off some dodgy bloke down the market.

  • The wifi's been dodgy all morning.

  • I think that prawn sandwich was a bit dodgy.

Other forms

Similar terms:
iffy, shady