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dodg·y

   [doj-ee]
adjective, dodg·i·er, dodg·i·est.
1.
inclined to dodge.
2.
evasively tricky: a dodgy manner of dealing with people.
3.
Chiefly British. risky; hazardous; chancy.
Origin:
1860–65; dodge + -y1
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dodgy (ˈdɒdʒɪ)
 
—adj , dodgier, dodgiest
1.  risky, difficult, or dangerous
2.  uncertain or unreliable; tricky

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dodgy
1861, from dodge + -y (2).
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dodgy definition


Synonym with flaky. Preferred outside the US
[Jargon File]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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