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Linguistic question. The definition of 'DODGY' 2017-02-22 05:11:42 Post No. 2404189
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Linguistic question. The definition of 'DODGY'
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2017-02-22 05:11:42
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So anybody here that take their language cues from Britain, see the word dodgy as meaning:
1. Inclined to dodge
2.
evasively tricky:
a dodgy manner of dealing with people.
3.
Chiefly British. risky; hazardous; chancy.
(definitions from dictionary.com)
Do you Americans also see the word 'DODGY to mean the same? And if you do, you instantly interpret the word as this, or do you have to think about it (IE common usage or not).
Just curious really.
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Evasive, but in a social way, trying to avoid a subject or get out of admitting something.
Like "Sketchy", a suspicious person.
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>>2404189
Yes, but it's not a term in widespread use.
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>>2404207
k. sketchy. That's a start Thx
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In the past we burgers would say something stinks if it was questionable.
Or it 'smells fishy'. Or "I smell a rat".
That's old-school shit right there.
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You can just say "dodgy." I dunno what these people are on about. "That's sketchy" is definitely a way to make you sound 13 years old.
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>History & Linguistics
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Get the Hell out of Dodge.
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Americans would understand it, but it's not really something we say.
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