judgy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒi/
Etymology
From judge + -y, late 2000s.
Meanings
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(informal) Inclined to make (disapproving) judgments; judgmental.
I can't blame her for thinking this way. Because until very recently, I had bought into it all too. “Don't get all judgy, Mel," she says.
2011, Megan McCafferty, Bumped, page 276:How to Stop Being So Judgy [title]
2025 May 23, Jancee Dunn, “How to Stop Being So Judgy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:Riley lowered his eyebrows and crossed his arms and tried to look non-judgy even if he felt a little judgy.
2012, Anne Regan, Animal Magnetism, page 126:But when he just announced, matter-of-factly, that he really liked pot, and hash, and acid, and speed, and meth, and coke, well…it kind of seemed like, I don't know, everybody has a hobby. I shouldn't be so judgy.
2009, MaryJane Morrison, “Signs of Doom”, in Barbara Davilman, Liz Dubelman, editors, What Was I Thinking?: 58 Bad Boyfriend Stories, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 94:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| judgier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| judgey | alternative | lexicographic | |
| judgiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (9)
es juzgón (Mesoamerica) (Inclined to make judgments; judgmental) · es rajón (Inclined to make judgments; judgmental) · de beurteilend (Inclined to make judgments; judgmental) · es criticador (Inclined to make judgments; judgmental) · de verurteilend (Inclined to make judgments; judgmental) · es judicante (Inclined to make judgments; judgmental) · es juzgador (Inclined to make judgments; judgmental) · es criticón (Inclined to make judgments; judgmental) · es sentencioso (Inclined to make judgments; judgmental)