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   shonky

   /ˈʃɒŋki/

   adjective

   • 1. dishonest, unreliable, or illegal, especially in a devious way: "shonky political goings-on"

   noun

   • 1. a person engaged in suspect business activities: "we need to rid the building industry of these shonkies quickly"

   Word Origin 1970s: perhaps from English dialect shonk ‘smart’.

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   What does Shonky mean?

   • But we had an interest in him for a while - he's always been on the shonky side. The word is that when the market crashed he was mixed up in a couple of shonky ventures and his minders got him out just in time. 2 meanings: Australian and New Zealand informal 1. of dubious integrity or legality 2. unreliable; unsound.... Click for more definitions.

   SHONKY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   What does Shonky mean in Australia?

   • Australians use the word "shonky" and "shonk" to mean, respectively poor quality or questionable goods/practices, and those who trade in them.

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   What does the term 'Shonk' mean?

   • From 1970s; possibly from dialectal English, 'shonk' means 'of poor or dubious quality'. It is also used to describe something that is shoddy, unreliable, or deviously dishonest.

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   Where does Shonky come from?

   • Others say it is from Yiddish shoniker (‘pedlar’). So first in Australia and now in Britain shonky is used in ignorance of its historical connections. It is as though people started using darky as a term of disapproval, not realising its racial connotations.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHONKY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Shonky is an informal adjective that means of low quality or shoddy. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and contrast with irony, and find translations in Chinese and other languages.

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     SHONKY meaning: 1. of low quality 2. of low quality. Learn...

   • Shonky in Simplified Chinese

     shonky translate: 劣质的；低劣的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     SHONKY translate: 劣質的；低劣的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   /ˈʃɒŋki/ IPA guide. Other forms: shonkiest; shonkier. Definitions of shonky. adjective. of low or questionable quality, integrity, or legality. adjective. unreliable or unsound. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Shonky." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/shonky. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024. Copy citation.

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   Shonky is an Australian and New Zealand informal adjective that means of dubious integrity or legality, or unreliable or unsound. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Shonky definition: of dubious integrity or legality. See examples of SHONKY used in a sentence.

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   Shonky - definition of shonky by The Free Dictionary. shonky. (ˈʃɒŋkɪ) adj, -kier or -kiest. 1. of dubious integrity or legality. 2. unreliable; unsound. [C19: perhaps from Yiddish shonniker or from sh (oddy) + (w)onky]

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   Shonky is an informal adjective that means not honest or legal. It is used in Australian and New Zealand English. Learn more about its origin, pronunciation, synonyms and examples.

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   Shonky is an informal adjective that means of poor quality or dishonest, especially in Australian English. Learn how to use it in sentences and see synonyms and translations.