dodgy
adjective

- evasive, tricky

- not sound, good or reliable

- requiring skill or care in handling or dealing with

(Merriam-Webster Online)

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TALKING POINT

In 1879, James Murray, editing what would become the Oxford English Dictionary, invited English speakers around the world to submit literary quotations for inclusion in the huge document. Dr. W. C. Minor, identifying himself simply as an American physician living near London, was among the first to respond.

Only after several years of correspondence did Murray discover that Minor - the source of some 10,000 quotations - was an inmate at the Asylum for the Criminally Insane at Broadmoor, England.

Etymology: The origin and evolution of dodgy is obscure, but may be related to the Scottish dodd "to jog." It was used from the early 18th century in the figurative sense of "to swindle, to play shifting tricks."

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SYNONYMS

deceptive, devious, shifty, tricky, underhanded, unreliable

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Practice OWAD in a conversation today, say something like:

"He lost all his savings in a DODGY investment fund."

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Thanks to Judith for today's OWAD