Meaning & use
mardy
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British informal (especially Midlands and Northern English dialect): easily upset, sulky, or irritable.
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Stop being so mardy just because you lost the game.
The toddler got mardy when his nap was interrupted.
A note on using this word
"Mardy" is strongly associated with the English Midlands and gained wider recognition through the Arctic Monkeys song "Mardy Bum."
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