shonky

/ (ˈʃɒŋkɪ) /

adjective -kier or -kiest Australian and NZ informal

of dubious integrity or legality
unreliable; unsound

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Word Origin for shonky

C19: perhaps from Yiddish shonniker or from sh (oddy) + (w) onky

Words nearby shonky

sholom aleichem, shona, shone, shoneen, shongololo, shonky, shoo, shoo-fly pie, shoo-fly plant, shoo-in, shoofly
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