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sketchy

adjectiveInformal

An American English slang term. Browse all American slang.

What it means

  1. Unsafe, untrustworthy, of dubious quality. Of neighbourhoods, websites, food and people.

In use

  • That part of town gets sketchy after dark.

  • The wiring in this place is sketchy.

Other forms

Similar terms:
shady, sus