bodgie

[ boj-ee ]

/ ˈbɒdʒ i /

noun Australian.

a juvenile delinquent; youthful troublemaker.

Nearby words

bodement, bodenheim, bodensee, bodge, bodger, bodgie, bodgo gegen, bodh gaya, bodhi, bodhi tree, bodhidharma

Origin of bodgie

1950–55; perhaps dial. (Yorkshire) bodge clumsy worker (see botch¹) + -ie; compare bodger inferior, worthless

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British Dictionary definitions for bodgie

bodgie

/ (ˈbɒdʒɪ) Australian and NZ /

noun

an unruly or uncouth young man, esp in the 1950s; teddy boy

adjective

inferior; worthless

Word Origin for bodgie

C20: from bodge

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