dodgy
adjectiveInformal
A British English slang term. Browse all British slang.
What it means
Suspicious, untrustworthy, probably illegal.
Unreliable or in poor condition. A dodgy knee, a dodgy connection.
Of food: likely to make you ill.
In use
He got it off some dodgy bloke down the market.
The wifi's been dodgy all morning.
I think that prawn sandwich was a bit dodgy.
Other forms
- Similar terms:
- iffy, shady