noun
- a predicament or troublesome situation
Usage: archaic; Scottish
Examples
- The old farmer found himself in quite a plisky when his cattle escaped.
- She was in a real plisky trying to explain her tardiness.
- What a plisky this weather has put us in for the harvest.
- He got himself into a plisky by promising more than he could deliver.
- The broken bridge left travelers in a terrible plisky.