Meaning of Dodge | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
   US, countable
2. An act of dodging.
3. A placename
   countable, uncountable
4. A village in Nebraska.
   countable, uncountable
5. A trick, evasion or wile. (Now mainly in the expression tax dodge.)
6. A city and village in North Dakota.
   countable, uncountable
7. A line of work.
   slang
8. A census-designated place in Oklahoma.
   countable, uncountable
9. A town in Wisconsin.
   countable, uncountable
10. A brand of motor vehicle.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The dodges of women beat all comprehension; and I am sure she wouldn’t let the lad off so easily, if she had not some other scheme on hand.”

““Ain't this a rum go? This is a queer sort of dodge for lighting the streets.””

“He knows everybody, and is up to all the dodges of editorial management and newspaper cliques.”

“In the marketing dodge, that is known as rub-off.”

“Through a series of unconventional circumstances, some my fault, Jackie had found herself working both civil and criminal sides of the real estate dodge, which put her among a rare breed of attorney […]”

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