wonky

  • 21wonky hole — /ˈwɒŋki hoʊl/ (say wongkee hohl) noun a spring on the seabed that pumps out water draining from the land. {wonky + hole} …

  • 22wonky — adjective (wonkier; est) Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect wankle, from Middle English wankel, from Old English wancol; akin to Old High German wankōn to totter more at wench Date: 1918 1. British unsteady, shaky 2. chiefly… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 23wonky — /wong kee/, adj., wonkier, wonkiest. 1. Brit. Slang. a. shaky, groggy, or unsteady. b. unreliable; not trustworthy. 2. Slang. stupid; boring; unattractive. [1920 25; perh. var. of dial. wanky, equiv. to wank(le) (ME wankel, OE wancol; see WENCH)… …

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  • 24wonky — adjective /ˈwɔːŋ.kɪ,ˈwɑŋ.ki,ˈwɔŋ.ki/ a) Lopsided, misaligned or off centre. b) Feeble, shaky or rickety. Syn: awry, lonkie, skew whiff …

    Wiktionary

  • 25Wonky — unstable, unsteady; shaky; poor condition …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 26wonky — I Australian Slang unstable, unsteady; shaky; poor condition II Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) crooked …

    English dialects glossary

  • 27wonky — won|ky [ waŋki ] adjective INFORMAL 1. ) AMERICAN behaving or looking like a wonk 2. ) BRITISH not straight, steady, or firmly in position …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28wonky — crooked …

    Kiwi (New Zealand slang)

  • 29wonky — won·ky || wÉ‘Å‹kɪ / wÉ’ adj. shaky, tottering, unsteady (Slang); unreliable …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 30wonky — adjective (wonkier, wonkiest) informal 1》 crooked; askew. 2》 unsteady or faulty. Derivatives wonkily adverb wonkiness noun Origin early 20th cent.: an invented word …

    English new terms dictionary

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