Words & TermsPlaces and regional language
dardy
Excellent, impressive or attractive.
In a sentence
That mural is dardy; the colours jump off the wall.
Where it came from
Dardy is strongly associated with Western Australia and is also used in some Western Australian Aboriginal English varieties. Its deeper origin is not securely established in the available evidence.
- Initial era
- 1900–1999
- Where used
- Western Australia, especially the south-west; also present in some WA Aboriginal English varieties