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😠 A sulky person 😠 Easily upset
mardy

mardy

1 9.9
A person who is bad-tempered and quiet because of disappointment
  • noun
  • /ˈmɑːdi/
  • UK
translation icon : malhumorado
  • The children became quite mardy after being told they could not have dessert.

Examples

  • Jason Avant (hamstring) is out for this game, as is Mardy Gilyard (hamstring), leaving four healthy receivers for the Eagles on Sunday.

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  • Wide receiver Mardy Gilyard (strained hamstring), Jenkins (hyperextended knee), and guard Danny Watkins (sore ankle) did not practice.

    Blog text (14)

  • Wide receivers Jason Avant and Mardy Gilyard and running back Chris Polk have all been ruled out for this weekend's game after missing practices all week.

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  • She acted mardy when her plans were changed at the last minute.

  • Whenever he loses a game, he turns into a mardy little boy.

How Sulky

mardy
  • UK
1 9.9
petulant
19 8.2
moody
50 3.2
easygoing
22 2.6

Surface Forms

mardy singular
mardies plural

Etymology

Mardy as a noun means a person who is 'sulky' or bad-tempered. It comes from the same northern slang, and a useful image is the root mar 'to spoil', so a mardy is someone whose mood is 'spoiled' and who sulks.