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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶SKODDY, adj. “Shady, verging on dishonesty” (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.).
[The source of this has not been traced. Phs. a variant of Scuddie, adj., 3. or a mistake for shoddy.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Skoddy adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Jun 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/skoddy>
