Also used in telling someone to "Naff off" by the likes of Ronnie Barker and
Princess Anne.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>
To: scott beavis <scottbeavis@mobrey.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: English slang, was Dodgy alternator?
> Scott,
>
> From your clear and concise definition of "Dodgy", you appear to be an
> expert on current English usage.
>
> Can you, therefore, please help this poor old Brit (who left the UK in
1964)
> understand the meaning of "Naff"? I've seen and heard it several times but
> have never been able, from the context, to ascribe to it a meaning that
> makes any sense.
>
> Oh, the required LBC content? See some of my other posts for
that...........
>
> TIA
>
> Lawrie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scott beavis <scottbeavis@mobrey.com>
> To: Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com <Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com>; paul.hunt1@virgin.net
> <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, November 03, 2000 1:47 AM
> Subject: RE: Dodgy alternator?
>
>
> >>Is a dodgy alternator a derivate from a Dodge?
> >
> >Maybe!
> >
> >In UK "Dodgy" = Intermittent, half working, broken, poor quality,
untrusted
> >
> >Most often used in the phrase "ee's a dodgy geezer" meaning "that man
over
> >there seems rather shifty"
> >
> >;-)
> >
> >Scott
> >
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