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Meaning of bodgy | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Fake; phony.
    Australia, slang
  2. Sloppy or makeshift; bodged.
    Australia, UK, slang

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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