James bought marvellous climbing boots, binoculars, compasses of dodgy contrivance, sandwich-cases, drinking-flasks, a knowing hat.
"Love and Lucy"
Maurice Henry Hewlett
This so inflated them that they did various dodgy things to get staying up still longer, such as demanding bandages; but Wendy, though glorying in having them all home again safe and sound, was scandalised by the lateness of the hour, and cried, 'To bed, to bed,' in a voice that had to be obeyed.
"Peter and Wendy"
James Matthew Barrie
dodgy's one o' the best light-weights in Australia, and if 'e don't fix up Mister Joe, it'll be a pity.
"Light Freights, Complete"
W. W. Jacobs