Childish, sulky. Easily upset and wants their own way all the time.
Mainly from the East Midlands although it does appear to have some use in the Manchester area.
Mainly from the East Midlands although it does appear to have some use in the Manchester area.
by DerbyDazzler October 17, 2005
A word used commonly in the Ilkeston - Heanor area of Derbyshire meaning the person is a 'cry-baby' or scared to attempt something.
*Childish, easily upset, cowardly - a word restricted to an area between Leicestershire in the South and South Lancashire/South Yorkshire in the North.
( 'Ey Up Mi Duck' The dialect of Derbyshire and the East Midlands - Richard Scullins & John Titford - Countryside Books. Published 2000 ISBN 1 85306 658 3
*Childish, easily upset, cowardly - a word restricted to an area between Leicestershire in the South and South Lancashire/South Yorkshire in the North.
( 'Ey Up Mi Duck' The dialect of Derbyshire and the East Midlands - Richard Scullins & John Titford - Countryside Books. Published 2000 ISBN 1 85306 658 3
by Chris Bancroft January 07, 2005
Moody. Someone who is grumpy, moody and generally irritable. Can be used as an adjective. However one can be IN a mardy.
by PsychoticFairy January 06, 2006
A dialect word originating from Derby and Sheffield
a) Adjective used to describe a moody or grumpy person
b) Can also be used as 'mard' as a noun to describe someone who is currently in a mood
c) Someone who is reguarly mardy can be described as a mardy bum or mardy arse
a) Adjective used to describe a moody or grumpy person
b) Can also be used as 'mard' as a noun to describe someone who is currently in a mood
c) Someone who is reguarly mardy can be described as a mardy bum or mardy arse
"Lucy had a go at me for nothing today. She's so mardy at the moment!"
"Tom's in a mard with me because I called his mum a slag"
"Jenny never stops complaining - she's such a mardy bum!"
"Tom's in a mard with me because I called his mum a slag"
"Jenny never stops complaining - she's such a mardy bum!"
by steelcitygirl November 10, 2009
A word that originated from Nottingham used to describe someone sulking also used by the Artic Monkeys!!
by Charlxxe January 04, 2020
The ending must sound like the French 'e acute' in order to render an authentic Leicester accent. It is particularly suitable used in conjunction with the word 'bleeder'.
by Ex-Leicester September 14, 2004
Several examples have already been provided but 2 points might be of further interest:
1. The Nottingham writer D.H.Lawrence uses the word in his novels of the 1920's
2. Reputed to have originated from the French word 'merde' meaning 'shit'. So, to be 'mardy' would mean to be behaving in a 'shitty' manner.
I grew up in 1950's Leicester where it was in common use.
1. The Nottingham writer D.H.Lawrence uses the word in his novels of the 1920's
2. Reputed to have originated from the French word 'merde' meaning 'shit'. So, to be 'mardy' would mean to be behaving in a 'shitty' manner.
I grew up in 1950's Leicester where it was in common use.
by Bevvles February 24, 2010