shonk
See also: Shonk
English
editEtymology
editPerhaps related to shonicker.[1]
Noun
editshonk (plural shonks)
- (Australia) Alternative form of shonky (“a dishonest person”)
- (offensive, ethnic slur, dated) A Jew.
- 1943, Richard Llewellyn, None But The Lonely Heart, MacMillan, page 428:
- “Did you know? A Sheeny. One of them blokes you can’t seem to like. A Shonk. A Yid. One of Mr Nathan’s crew. Same family as Ike Buzgang. A Non Skid. Did you know? Funny, ain’t it?”
References
edit- ^ “shonk n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present