What does bodgy mean?
Bodgy means (Australia, slang) Fake; phony..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(Australia, slang) Fake; phony..
On the other hand, 'bodgy' dealers (those who sell fake caps or half-weights) have become more common, especially during periods when there are few genuine dealers available
A 'bodgy' contract was drawn up and Herbert signed. The friend referred to the land as the 'Black and White Estate' because 'so many people were using it to launder illegal money'.
A bodgy eighties removal of all the picture rails had left the walls with a serious case of the lumps.
It must have taken the robot hours of painstaking labour, and the only remaining problem was the panels themselves, which were a bodgy mis-match of advertising hoardings, street signs and flattened-out garbage cans.
Use bodgy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bodgy means (Australia, slang) Fake; phony..
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On the other hand, 'bodgy' dealers (those who sell fake caps or half-weights) have become more common, especially during periods when there are few genuine dealers available
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