"daggy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdæɡi/ [UK] Audio: EN-AU ck1 daggy.ogg [Australia] Forms: daggier [comparative], more daggy [comparative], daggiest [superlative], most daggy [superlative]
Rhymes: -æɡi Etymology: dag + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dag|y}} dag + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} daggy (comparative daggier or more daggy, superlative daggiest or most daggy)
  1. (Australian slang) Uncool, unfashionable, but comfortably so. Tags: Australian, slang

Inflected forms

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