English Explanatory Dictionary

shonky

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of poor or dubious quality, shoddy, unreliable; deviously dishonest, fraudulent.
noun
  1. A dishonest person.

Pronunciation

en-au-shonky.ogg

Word forms

shonky shonkier shonkiest shonkies shonk

Etymology

From 1970s; possibly from dialectal English shonk (“smart”).

Derived words

shonkily shonkiness
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