mardy — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Sulky or whining.

   Usage

   • Midlands
   • Yorkshire

   Examples

   He's a mardy child.

   “I wouldn’t be such a mardy baby,” said his wife shortly.

   More examples (1)

   When our Jonathan’s poorly...he’s mardy, very mardy....

2. Non-cooperative, bad-tempered or terse in communication; grumpy.

   Usage

   • East-Midlands
   • Yorkshire

   Examples

   Well, now then mardy bum / Oh, I'm in trouble again, aren't I?

Noun

1. A sulky, whiny mood; a fit of petulance.

   Usage

   • Midlands
   • Yorkshire

   Examples

   Sometimes my mum’s in a mardy and she says she doesn’t care about us — but she does really.