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shonky

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shonky (ˈʃɒŋkɪ)
 
adj , -kier, -kiest
1.  of dubious integrity or legality
2.  unreliable; unsound
 
[C19: perhaps from Yiddish shonniker or from sh(oddy) + (w)onky]

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Shonky is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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