Dodgy

n.

Heard in Galway and Mayo

Suspicious, unreliable, of poor quality, or potentially dangerous.

In use

That bicycle is mighty dodgy with the brakes gone!

Posh English

That bicycle is of decidedly inferior quality with the stopping mechanism absent.

Same phrase, other counties

  • RumblyDodgy, suspicious or unreliable.
  • Dodgy boxA device used to illegally receive satellite television.
  • QualityOf superior standard; excellent or top-notch.
  • ChancerA dodgy, opportunistic rogue who cannot be trusted.
  • GombeenA foolish, dodgy, or grasping person; a general rogue or eejit.
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