shonky adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •(UK, informal) Of poor or dubious quality, shoddy, unreliable; deviously dishonest, fraudulent.He might be a dole-bludger, a gambler and have the shonkiest tattoo in the world on his arm, but he'll agree to almost anything. — 2002 noun1 •(Australia, informal) A dishonest person.It is clear from Mr Boyd's evidence that the Union is hoping as a result of its application to obtain an award provision which would control the practices of the "crooks and shonkies in the industry". — 1993 formsshonkies · shonkier · shonkiest
