Talk:dicey

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Is 'diciest' a word? 'dicier'? 209.204.152.73 04:11, 21 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

Yes. —Stephen 04:26, 21 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

Is there any need for definition 4?

Admitting that "nauseating" might be substitued for "dicey" in the quote under definition 4, that does not suffice to show that it means "nauseating." It may well mean something far more general, "offensive," "repulsive," or "unpleasant."Indeed, definition 3 would appear to cover this quote also.

On the one hand, definition 4 would apply to the second quote under definition 3, "dicey meat" = "nauseating meat." On the other hand, if the "etc." of definition 3 were extended to "of doubtful respectability," that would cover the quote under definition 4. Does definition 4 actually make a positive contribution?

A straightforward application of Occam's razor to this definition would shave definition 4 right out of this page.

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As noted way back in a talk page comment, this doesn't appear to refer to nauseating specifically so much as the already noted "questionable" that's already present. This was originally listed as Australian slang, but got changed at some point. Still, I can't find anything to back this up. Deacon Vorbis (talk) 23:52, 22 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

You could just as easily say "it smells dodgy in there", but that doesn't mean dodgy has a specific olfactory sense. Just delete it, I reckon. This, that and the other (talk) 12:21, 23 August 2024 (UTC)Reply


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