dodgery

dodg·er·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doj-uh-ree]
- /ˈdɒdʒ ə ri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doj-uh-ree]
- /ˈdɒdʒ ə ri/

Definitions of dodgery word

noun plural dodgery the use of a dodge or dodges; trickery; duplicity. 1
noun dodgery the use of deception or trickery 0
noun dodgery trickery, evasiveness, etc. 0
noun dodgery (rare) trickery. 0

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Origin of dodgery

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70; dodger + -y3

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Parts of speech for Dodgery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dodgery

dodgery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

dodgery usage trend in Literature

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