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DOJ-ee/ˈdɒdʒi/

Dodgy means probably dishonest, unsafe, or poor quality (UK informal). Sketchy is a close US informal pair; suspicious is more formal. Collocation: a dodgy character; dodgy wiring; the milk smells dodgy; a dodgy knee (it gives trouble). Adjective.

Meaning

Probably dishonest, unsafe, or of poor quality (UK informal).

Examples

• “That milk smells dodgy; put it in the food waste.”
• “I would not eat fish from that dodgy van in the car park.”
• “The website looked dodgy, so we paid in the shop instead.”

Good to know

dodgy (UK informal) = suspect, risky, or poor. Close US: sketchy. a dodgy + noun.

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