"dodgy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈdɒd͡ʒ.i/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 dodgy.ogg [Australia] Forms: dodgier [comparative], dodgiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒdʒi Etymology: dodge (verb) + -y. First used in mid-19th century England. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dodge|y|pos1=verb}} dodge (verb) + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} dodgy (comparative dodgier, superlative dodgiest)
  1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Evasive and shifty. Tags: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, slang Translations (evasive and shifty): увъртащ (uvǎrtašt) (Bulgarian), избягващ (izbjagvašt) (Bulgarian), evitema (Esperanto), malpreciza (Esperanto), ausweichend (German), zavaros (Hungarian), homályos (Hungarian), evasivo [masculine] (Italian), elusivo (Italian), лу́кав (lúkav) (Macedonian), у́мешен (úmešen) (Macedonian), ве́шт (véšt) (Macedonian), evasivo [masculine] (Portuguese), изворотливый (izvorotlivyj) (Russian), ло́вкий (lóvkij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dodgy-en-adj-GIE41bgt Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 31 3 1 36 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 32 33 0 0 29 6 Disambiguation of 'evasive and shifty': 94 0 1 1 3 1
  2. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Unsound and unreliable. Tags: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, slang Synonyms (unsound and unreliable): shaky, flaky Translations (unsound and unreliable): ненадежден (nenadežden) (Bulgarian), suspektinda (Esperanto), nefidinda (Esperanto), malfidinda (Esperanto), epävakaa (Finnish), pas fiable (French), suspect (French), unzuverlässig (German), gyanús (Hungarian), kétes (Hungarian), inaffidabile [masculine] (Italian), недо́верлив (nedóverliv) (Macedonian), неверодо́стоен (neverodóstoen) (Macedonian), сомни́телен (somnítelen) (Macedonian), szemrany (Polish), непрочный (nepročnyj) (Russian), шаткий (šatkij) (Russian), сомни́тельный (somnítelʹnyj) (Russian), chungo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dodgy-en-adj-~yP1bwDZ Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 31 3 1 36 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 32 33 0 0 29 6 Disambiguation of 'unsound and unreliable': 5 89 1 1 4 0 Disambiguation of 'unsound and unreliable': 5 89 1 1 4 0
  3. Dishonest. Tags: slang Translations (dishonest): нечестен (nečesten) (Bulgarian), malhonesta (Esperanto), epärehellinen (Finnish), malhonnête (French), croche [Quebec] (French), unehrlich (German), simlis (Hungarian), sunyi (Hungarian), sumák (Hungarian), link (Hungarian), disonesto (Italian), не́чесен (néčesen) (Macedonian), desonesto [masculine] (Portuguese), нече́стный (nečéstnyj) (Russian), с хитрецой (s xitrecoj) (Russian), deshonesto (Spanish), chungo (Spanish), tvivelaktig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-dodgy-en-adj-kk-EJ2tj Disambiguation of 'dishonest': 1 1 95 1 1 2
  4. Risky. Tags: slang Synonyms (risky): chancy, risky Translations (risky): рискован (riskovan) (Bulgarian), riskialtis (Finnish), périlleux (French), risqué (French), craignos [slang] (French), riskant (German), risikoreich (German), rizikós (Hungarian), bizonytalan (Hungarian), rischioso (Italian), непре́двидлив (neprédvidliv) (Macedonian), ри́зичен (rízičen) (Macedonian), риска́нтен (riskánten) (Macedonian), arriscado [masculine] (Portuguese), непредсказу́емый (nepredskazújemyj) (Russian), рискованный (riskovannyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dodgy-en-adj-02jI3olu Disambiguation of 'risky': 1 1 1 96 1 1 Disambiguation of 'risky': 1 1 1 96 1 1
  5. Deviant. Tags: slang Translations (deviant): unormal (Danish), perversa (Esperanto), perverz (Hungarian), anormale [masculine] (Italian), на́стран (nástran) (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-dodgy-en-adj-OubzivKg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 31 3 1 36 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 32 33 0 0 29 6 Disambiguation of 'deviant': 2 1 1 1 93 3
  6. Uncomfortable and weird. Tags: slang Translations (weird): mærkelig (Danish), stranga (Esperanto), louche (French), komisch (German), seltsam (German), ungemütlich (German), fura (Hungarian), strano (Italian), peculiare [masculine] (Italian), чу́ден (čúden) (Macedonian), неу́добен (neúdoben) [feminine] (Macedonian), непри́јатен (nepríjaten) (Macedonian), extraño (Spanish), raro (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dodgy-en-adj-a3cXpXn9 Disambiguation of 'weird': 2 1 3 1 8 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (all): dodge [Australia] Derived forms: dodgily, dodginess, dodgy box
Disambiguation of 'all': 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dodgy meaning in All languages combined (15.2kB)

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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "unsound and unreliable",
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          "roman": "nedóverliv",
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          "roman": "neverodóstoen",
          "sense": "unsound and unreliable",
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "somnítelen",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "unsound and unreliable",
          "word": "szemrany"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nepročnyj",
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          "word": "непрочный"
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          "roman": "šatkij",
          "sense": "unsound and unreliable",
          "word": "шаткий"
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          "roman": "somnítelʹnyj",
          "sense": "unsound and unreliable",
          "word": "сомни́тельный"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "unsound and unreliable",
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          "text": "The more money the better, because there is always that dodgy politician or corrupt official to bribe.",
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          "text": "I am sure you wouldn't want to be seen buying dodgy gear, would you? (stolen goods).",
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          "code": "fr",
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          "word": "croche"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "dishonest",
          "word": "unehrlich"
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          "word": "link"
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
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          "word": "не́чесен"
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          "sense": "dishonest",
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          "roman": "nečéstnyj",
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          "word": "нече́стный"
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          "roman": "s xitrecoj",
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          "word": "с хитрецой"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "dishonest",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "dishonest",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "dishonest",
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          "text": "This is a slightly dodgy plan, because there is a lot that is being changed for this fix.",
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          "roman": "riskovan",
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          "word": "рискован"
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        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "risky",
          "word": "périlleux"
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          "_dis1": "2 1 3 1 8 85",
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}
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "evasive and shifty",
      "word": "homályos"
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      "word": "elusivo"
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      "word": "ве́шт"
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      "code": "fi",
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unsound and unreliable",
      "word": "pas fiable"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "suspect"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unsound and unreliable",
      "word": "kétes"
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      "code": "it",
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      "lang": "Polish",
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      "word": "непрочный"
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      "roman": "somnítelʹnyj",
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "code": "eo",
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      "word": "malhonesta"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "dishonest",
      "word": "epärehellinen"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "dishonest",
      "word": "malhonnête"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "dishonest",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "croche"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "dishonest",
      "word": "unehrlich"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "dishonest",
      "word": "simlis"
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      "code": "hu",
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "dishonest",
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "dishonest",
      "word": "link"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "dishonest",
      "word": "disonesto"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "néčesen",
      "sense": "dishonest",
      "word": "не́чесен"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "dishonest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "desonesto"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nečéstnyj",
      "sense": "dishonest",
      "word": "нече́стный"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "s xitrecoj",
      "sense": "dishonest",
      "word": "с хитрецой"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "dishonest",
      "word": "deshonesto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "dishonest",
      "word": "chungo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "dishonest",
      "word": "tvivelaktig"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "riskovan",
      "sense": "risky",
      "word": "рискован"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "risky",
      "word": "riskialtis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "risky",
      "word": "périlleux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "risky",
      "word": "risqué"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "risky",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "craignos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "risky",
      "word": "riskant"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "risky",
      "word": "risikoreich"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "risky",
      "word": "rizikós"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "risky",
      "word": "bizonytalan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "risky",
      "word": "rischioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "neprédvidliv",
      "sense": "risky",
      "word": "непре́двидлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "rízičen",
      "sense": "risky",
      "word": "ри́зичен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "riskánten",
      "sense": "risky",
      "word": "риска́нтен"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "risky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arriscado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepredskazújemyj",
      "sense": "risky",
      "word": "непредсказу́емый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "riskovannyj",
      "sense": "risky",
      "word": "рискованный"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "deviant",
      "word": "unormal"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "deviant",
      "word": "perversa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "deviant",
      "word": "perverz"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "deviant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anormale"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nástran",
      "sense": "deviant",
      "word": "на́стран"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "weird",
      "word": "mærkelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "weird",
      "word": "stranga"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "weird",
      "word": "louche"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "weird",
      "word": "komisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "weird",
      "word": "seltsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "weird",
      "word": "ungemütlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "weird",
      "word": "fura"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "weird",
      "word": "strano"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "weird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "peculiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "čúden",
      "sense": "weird",
      "word": "чу́ден"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "neúdoben",
      "sense": "weird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "неу́добен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nepríjaten",
      "sense": "weird",
      "word": "непри́јатен"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "weird",
      "word": "extraño"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "weird",
      "word": "raro"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dodgy"
}

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