jonnock

/ ˈdʒænək; ˈdʒɒnək /

adjective

1. usually postpositive genuine; real

adverb

1. honestly; truly; genuinely

Word History and Origins

Origin of jonnock¹

of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

‘Good,’ said the old man, ‘but if you say that you have sold him for less than a hundred, I shan’t consider you jonnock; remember what the young fellow said—that young fellow—.’ 

From Project Gutenberg

“Good,” said the old man, “but if you say that you have sold him for less than a hundred, I shan’t consider you jonnock; remember what the young fellow said—that young fellow—”  I heard no more, for the next moment I found myself on a broad road leading, as I supposed, in the direction of Horncastle, the surgeon still in the saddle, and my legs moving at a rapid trot. 

From Project Gutenberg

"Jonnock!" said I. "You're a Stafford chap," she asserted.

From Project Gutenberg