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shonky

Shonky (adj) means of poor or dubious quality, shoddy, unreliable; deviously dishonest, fraudulent.

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Of poor or dubious quality, shoddy, unreliable; deviously dishonest, fraudulent.
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Etymology

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

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"shonky" (adj) means of poor or dubious quality, shoddy, unreliable; deviously dishonest, fraudulent.

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