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From 1970s; possibly from dialectal English shonk (“smart”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shonky
Today it means: Of poor or dubious quality, shoddy, unreliable; deviously dishonest, fraudulent. Full definition →
Today it means: Of poor or dubious quality, shoddy, unreliable; deviously dishonest, fraudulent. Full definition →
From 1970s; possibly from dialectal English shonk (“smart”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.