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  1. adj. of poor or dubious quality; shoddy.

Examples

  • “Nb 'shonky' is strictly a Discworld term in this context.”

    kateelliott: Question for the Hive Mind

  • “gradually changed from blasé to concerned as the death-toll grew sort of knew a sure-fire way to sublimate angst – gave to the first relief collector who happened to call a shonky deal; seems all he collected was for himself they said on the news, not”

    Bush Fire Shame

  • “As per the 'shonky' shops mentioned by Sir Terry in the Discworld books.”

    kateelliott: Question for the Hive Mind

  • “I wanted to give credit to Australia and not to get caught in some kind of shonky business, and I can assure you now that we didn't do anything that was improper in this whole period.”

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed

  • “A Minister should not be perceived to be acting in a "shonky" manner.”

    Crikey » Canberra Calling

  • “Australia is all set to make stricter laws to weed out 'shonky' operators in a bid to rebuild the image of its battered overseas education sector.”

    Times Now

  • shonky" system which was angled in the wrong direction, not maintained, and therefore generated little electricity.”

    News

  • “Or do you choose to believe shonky stats despite your eyes.”

    Where Sea Level Rise Matters Big Time « PubliCola

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  • knitandpurl "How many blokes dyou owe?
    One fella who owns all the fellas. He's a nasty cove.
    What're they gunna do?
    Work it out of me, I spose. There's plenty of shonky jobs they'll want done."
    Cloudstreet by Tim Winton, p 234 of the Graywolf Press hardcover edition Apr 1, 2010

  • reesetee I used to hear people use "wonky" that way until it took on a new (and different) meaning. Aug 29, 2008

  • yarb No, it's a perfectly innocent word. Usually refers to something mechanical, e.g. "I couldn't watch those bonus features, cause my DVD player's one of those shonky own-brand jobs".

    I've also heard it used to refer to something morally dubious, along the lines of iffy and dodgy. Aug 29, 2008

  • chained_bear I like this word. Thanks yarb. (Is it rude? Mildly rude?) Aug 29, 2008

  • yarb Adj., poorly-made, sub-standard, unreliable. Aug 29, 2008

‘shonky’ has been looked up 743 times, loved by 1 person, added to 7 lists, commented on 5 times, and has a Scrabble score of 16.