Mardy

//ˈmɑːdi// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sulky, whiny mood; a fit of petulance. Midlands, Yorkshire

    "Sometimes my mum’s in a mardy and she says she doesn’t care about us — but she does really."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Sulky or whining. Midlands, Yorkshire

    "He's a mardy child."

  2. 2
    Non-cooperative, bad-tempered or terse in communication; grumpy. East-Midlands, Yorkshire

    "Well, now then mardy bum / Oh, I'm in trouble again, aren't I?"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A suburban village north of Abergavenny in Llantilio Pertholey community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO3015).

Synonyms

All synonyms
maungypeevishterse

Example

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"“I wouldn’t be such a mardy baby,” said his wife shortly."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Probably from marred + -y.

Etymology 2

From Welsh.

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