Origins and History
The word is similar to the name of the South Wales town Maerdy (near Merthyr Tydfil). During the General Strike1, miners from this area were sent to Staffordshire and thereabouts to take the place of belligerent locals. Neither these imported miners nor those they replaced were all too thrilled. Locals would mutter darkly when they saw them - 'They're Maerdy.' Since 'mardy' is slightly easier to say, the pronunciation shifted and evolved from:
I thought that this was a proper word used by all until today
seems it is a "district" type of word
called someone from london area a mardy ****er today and the didnt have a clue what i was on about
Means to be a soft arse in these parts, as in get up "ronaldo, you mard arsed f**k!"
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Muddy is defo the new shineeeey! (Copyright Grum 07)
Red Escorts are now Capris, thanks midlands Plod!
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