dodger

/'dɔdʤə/
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dodger

A child enjoys a warm corn dodger with butter.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A shifty, deceptive person: A person who is clever at avoiding something, especially responsibilities, duties, or the truth, often through cunning or deceit.
    • A small oval cake of corn bread: A type of small, simple bread made from cornmeal, typically baked or fried. (Chiefly used in the Southern United States).
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Person):
    • He's a tax dodger who finds clever loopholes to avoid paying.
    • Don't trust him; he's a real dodger when it comes to keeping his promises.
  • Noun (Food):
    • For breakfast, she served hot corn dodgers with butter.
    • The traditional recipe for dodgers is simple: just cornmeal, water, and salt.
Advanced Usage
  • "Draft dodger": A person who illegally avoids compulsory military service.
    • During the war, some draft dodgers fled to other countries.
  • "Ticket dodger": A person who avoids paying for a ticket on public transport.
    • Inspectors were on the train to catch any ticket dodgers.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dodge (verb): To avoid something by a quick, clever, or deceptive movement.
    • He tried to dodge the question.
  • Dodgy (adj, chiefly British): Dishonest, unreliable, or risky.
    • It was a dodgy deal from the start.
Synonyms
  • For a person: Evader, shirker, trickster, swindler, cheat.
  • For the food: Corn cake, johnnycake, hoecake (regional variations exist).
Related Phrases
  • "A slippery customer/dodger": An idiom describing someone who is very difficult to pin down or catch because they are so evasive.
    • The suspect is a slippery dodger; he's avoided the police for months.
dodger

A child enjoys a warm corn dodger with butter.

Noun
  1. small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly southern)
  2. a shifty deceptive person

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