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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?

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

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   What does Shonk mean?

   • From 1970s; possibly from dialectal English shonk (“smart”) . shonky ( comparative shonkier, superlative shonkiest) ( Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) Of poor or dubious quality, shoddy, unreliable; deviously dishonest, fraudulent .

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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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   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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   SHONKY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of shonky in English. shonky. adjective. UK informal uk / ˈʃɒŋ.ki / us / ˈʃɑːŋ.ki / Add to word list. of low quality. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Informal words for bad. badass. bobbin. bum. crappy. crash and burn idiom. crook. cruddy. duff. lousily. lousy.

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     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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     shonky 의미, 정의, shonky의 정의: 1. of low quality 2. of low...

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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 in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of shonky in English. shonky. adjective. UK informal us / ˈʃɑːŋ.ki / uk / ˈʃɒŋ.ki / Add to word list. of low quality. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Informal words for bad. badass. bobbin. bum. crappy. crash and burn idiom. crook. cruddy. duff. lousily. lousy.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › shonkyShonky - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   6 days ago · Definitions of shonky. adjective. of low or questionable quality, integrity, or legality. adjective. unreliable or unsound.

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   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] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · shonky ( comparative shonkier, superlative shonkiest) ( Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) Of poor or dubious quality, shoddy, unreliable; deviously dishonest, fraudulent .