Shabby, tattered, or poorly dressed; ragged or worn out; similar to duddie.
Variant or related form of 'duddie,' using the '-y' suffix instead of '-ie.' Scottish and Northern English dialect term with possible roots in 'duds' (old clothes).
Duddy and duddie are like two versions of the same Scottish insult—they sound insulting because they're describing people society treated poorly, which is baked right into the word.
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