dodgy

[US]/'dɒdʒɪ/
[UK]/'dɑdʒi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. risky; dangerous.

Example Sentences

a dodgy second-hand car salesman.

activities like these could be dodgy for your heart.

Spurs' dodgy defence had thrown away a 2-0 lead.

Amid the duck islands and dodgy mortgages, the turfing out of rogues might have been expected to top the wish list.

Real-world Examples

What? That sounds really dodgy to me.

Source: EnglishPod 271-365

Showing your leprechaun shoes to dodgy men.

Source: Before I Met You Selected

Are they buying a car with dodgy papers?

Source: Financial Times

The evidence of left-handedness is often very dodgy indeed.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

That's not just because it sounds so dodgy.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Even where sporting an alias is legal it counts as dodgy.

Source: The Economist - International

That building tall towers on dodgy ground is no real problem.

Source: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

B : What? That sounds really dodgy to me.

Source: EnglishPod 271-365

(the students themselves are in a poor position to spot a dodgy operator).

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He described David Cameron as dodgy Dave which is a bit of a slur.

Source: NPR News April 2016 Collection

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