mardy

Etymology
Probably from.

Adjective

 * 1)  Sulky or whining.
 * 2) * 1984 Food, Health, and Identity, Patricia Caplan [1997 edition]
 * When our Jonathan’s poorly...he’s mardy, very mardy....
 * 1)  Non-cooperative, bad-tempered or terse in communication; grumpy.
 * When our Jonathan’s poorly...he’s mardy, very mardy....
 * 1)  Non-cooperative, bad-tempered or terse in communication; grumpy.

Usage notes
Frequently combined with other words forming common phrases such as mardy bum, mardy cow and mardy bugger. Sometimes shortened to particular when used in certain phrases such as mard arse or mard on (as in "he's got a mard on" to mean he's in a bad mood). Used throughout the East Midlands and some parts of Yorkshire, particularly in Hull and Sheffield. has the same meaning in most other parts of Yorkshire and east Lancashire, i.e. "he has a maunge on".

Noun

 * 1)  A sulky, whiny mood; a fit of petulance.
 * 2) * 2001, Creating a Safe Place, NCH Children and Families Project [2003 edition]
 * Sometimes my mum’s in a mardy and she says she doesn’t care about us — but she does really.