Definitions

1. noun

the act or practice of evading or avoiding something, especially danger or difficulty

“the company’s involvement in dodgery was revealed in an investigative report”

2. noun

a situation or activity that is shifty or suspicious

“the whole deal seemed like a dodgery to me, so I decided not to participate”

3. noun

a dubious or untrustworthy condition or state

“the economy was in a state of dodgery due to the financial crisis”

4. verb

to avoid or evade something, especially danger or difficulty

“she dodged the question and didn’t answer it”