daggy

British

/ ˈdæɡɪ /

adjective

untidy; dishevelled
eccentric

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Etymology

Origin of daggy

from _dag ²

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daggy

Though some had started their first jobs, they hadn't managed to shake the daggy awkwardness which pursued them throughout their teen years.

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus

From behind, the riot of colors and the ramshackle signs and subculture of Kensington was revealed as a superfice, a skin stretched over slightly daggy brick two-stories with tiny yards and tumbledown garages.

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow

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