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mardy
English
Etymology
Probably from marred +? -y.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?m??di/
- Rhymes: -??(r)di
Adjective
mardy (comparative mardier, superlative mardiest)
- (chiefly Lancashire, Yorkshire and Midlands) Sulky or whining.
- He's a mardy child.
- (chiefly East Midlands) Non-co-operative, bad-tempered or terse in communication.
Usage notes
Used throughout the English Midlands and in some parts of Yorkshire.
Frequently combined with other words forming common phrases such as "mardy bum", "mardy cow" and "mardy bugger" [1]. Sometimes shortened to "mard" particular when used in certain phrases such as "mard arse" or "mard on" (as in "he's got a mard on" to mean he's in a bad mood). Used throughout the East Midlands and some parts of Yorkshire, particularly in Hull and Sheffield. Maungy has the same meaning in most other parts of Yorkshire and east Lancashire, i.e. "he has a maunge on".
Quotations
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 2
- “I wouldn’t be such a mardy baby,” said his wife shortly.
- 1984 Food, Health, and Identity, Patricia Caplan [2] [1997 edition]
- When our Jonathan’s poorly...he’s mardy, very mardy....
Noun
mardy (plural mardies)
- (chiefly Yorkshire and Midlands) A sulky, whiny mood; a fit of petulance.
- 2001, Creating a Safe Place, NCH Children and Families Project [3] [2003 edition]
- Sometimes my mum’s in a mardy and she says she doesn’t care about us — but she does really.
- 2001, Creating a Safe Place, NCH Children and Families Project [3] [2003 edition]
Anagrams
- Madry
mardy From the web:
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marred
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??d/, /m??d/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d
Adjective
marred (comparative more marred, superlative most marred)
- (obsolete) Of a person, perplexed or troubled
- (Yorkshire) Of a child, spoilt, cosseted, overly indulged
Related terms
- mard
- mardy
- marredness
Verb
marred
- simple past tense and past participle of mar
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