Definitions For Mardy

Noun

{{en-noun, mardies}} (chiefly, Yorkshire, and, Midlands) A sulky, whiny mood; a fit of petulance.

Adjective

{{en-adj, er}} (chiefly, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and, Midlands) sulky, sulky or whining. : He's a mardy child. (chiefly, East Midlands) Non-co-operative, bad-tempered or terse in communication.

Usage notes

Used throughout the English Midlands and in some parts of Yorkshire. Frequently combined with other words forming common phrases such as "mardy bum", "mardy cow" and "mardy bugger" . Sometimes shortened to "mard" particular when used in certain phrases such as "mard arse" or "mard on" (as in "he's got a mard on" to mean he's in a bad mood). Used throughout the East Midlands and some parts of Yorkshire, particularly in Hull and Sheffield. maungy has the same meaning in most other parts of Yorkshire and east Lancashire, i.e. "he has a maunge on".

Quotations

1913, w:d. h. lawrence, d.h. lawrence, s:sons_and_lovers, sons and lovers, s:sons and lovers/chapter ii, chapter 2 : “I wouldn’t be such a mardy baby,” said his wife shortly. 1984 Food, Health, and Identity, Patricia Caplan [1997 edition] : When our Jonathan’s poorly...he’s mardy, very mardy....