From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dodgy
adj 1: of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an
extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid
nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker [syn: chancy,
chanceful, dicey, dodgy]
2: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for
wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a
slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily
old attorney" [syn: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy,
guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky,
wily]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008) [foldoc]:
dodgy
Synonym with flaky. Preferred outside the US
[Jargon File]
From Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) [jargon]:
dodgy
adj.
Syn. with flaky. Preferred outside the U.S.