How do you pronounce shonk?

The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɑŋk/.

shonk

/ʃˈɑŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

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Australian usage

noun

Dated; Offensive

"“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?”"

Perhaps related to shonicker.

Shonks (plural)

honk wank bonk wonk cronk bronc kronk conk ronk bronk vonk fronk

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