adj
shonky
Shonky (adj) means (informal) Badly made, unreliable or dishonest.
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(informal) Badly made, unreliable or dishonest.
"Marred by shonky direction and factual errors, the film did nothing to enhance Kathner′s already poor reputation."
— Stephen Gaunson, The Glenrowan Affair (2010)
"That′s why it is infuriating that there are still so many sharks out there who are determined to rip men off with shonky treatments that simply don′t work."
— Bettina Arndt, The Sex Diaries (2009)
"He might be a dole-bludger, a gambler and have the shonkiest tattoo in the world on his arm, but he'll agree to almost anything."
— Markus Zusak, The Messenger (2002)
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Etymology
First used in the 1970s; it possibly comes from dialectal English shonk (‘smart’).
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What is the meaning of shonky?
"shonky" (adj) means (informal) Badly made, unreliable or dishonest.
