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- Dictionaryshonky/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"
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(Definition of shonky from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of shonky. shonky. Public perceptions of art marketing range from the shonky to the sophisticated, much of this has to do with the credibility of advertising and fashion. From. Wikipedia.
of low or questionable quality, integrity, or legality.
1. of dubious integrity or legality. 2. unreliable; unsound. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C19: perhaps from Yiddish shonniker or from sh (oddy) + (w) onky. Examples of 'shonky' in a sentence. shonky.
Shonky definition: of dubious integrity or legality. See examples of SHONKY used in a sentence.
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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Definition of shonky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
shonky. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English shon‧ky /ˈʃɒŋki $ ˈʃɑːŋ-/ adjective informal especially AusE 1 of poor quality Don’t waste your money on this shonky product! 2 dishonest I think there’s some shonky business going on.
Jun 2, 2024 · shonky (comparative shonkier, superlative shonkiest) (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) Of poor or dubious quality, shoddy, unreliable; deviously dishonest, fraudulent. , Sociological Association of Australia and New Zealand, ANZJS: The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Sociology.
shonky. volume_up. UK /ˈʃɒŋki/ (Australian and New Zealand English, informal) adjective Word forms: shonkier, shonkiest dishonest, unreliable, or illegal, especially in a devious way shonky political goings-on noun also shonk a person engaged in suspect business activities we need to rid the building industry of these shonkies quickly.
