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  • noun uncountable The condition of being dodgy
  • noun countable A dodgy act

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Examples

  • And that's it, that seems to be the sum total of the 'dodginess' of MacAskill's 'dossier'.

    Dodgy Dossiers Jeff 2009

  • And that's it, that seems to be the sum total of the 'dodginess' of MacAskill's 'dossier'.

    Archive 2009-08-01 Jeff 2009

  • Despite the bombastic patriotism, drooling machine porn, all-round political dodginess, atrocious comedy, antiquated alien-invasion plot, etc, there's something oddly compelling about metropolitan destruction and high-tech combat rendered on this scale.

    This week's new films 2011

  • The whole thing turned out to be a con trick, though, and – to be honest – the dodginess of the entire enterprise couldn't have been more obvious had it been called Scam & Sap.

    Daniel Maier's World of lather 2011

  • Colourful big-name cameos gloss over some political dodginess.

    This week's new films 2011

  • Despite the bombastic patriotism, drooling machine porn, all-round political dodginess, atrocious comedy, antiquated alien-invasion plot, etc, there's something oddly compelling about metropolitan destruction and high-tech combat rendered on this scale.

    This week's new films 2011

  • Aside from the whole inescapable dodginess associated with remakes, you have to admit that it's not an easy challenge to scare audiences nowadays, especially with a landscape that has been traversed many times since the '50s.

    The Creature from the Black Lagoon Remake Has Legs « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • Not only is there no line between art and commerce, there's no line between art and dodginess.

    Challenging the line between art and commerce is cute until it's not cute. Ann Althouse 2009

  • Chen not a stranger to Hell or demons in general, having a demon wife has to team up with a demon partner to investigate dodginess in the nether realm.

    Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Night Shade Books Halloween 2008 - Jeremy Lassen Blue Tyson 2009

  • Chen not a stranger to Hell or demons in general, having a demon wife has to team up with a demon partner to investigate dodginess in the nether realm.

    Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Snake Agent - Liz Williams Blue Tyson 2009

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