wonky

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɒŋ.kɪ/ (General American) enPR: wŏngʹkē, IPA(key): /ˈwɑŋ.ki/, /ˈwɔŋ.ki/ Rhymes: -ɒŋki === Etymology 1 === From English dialectal wanky, alteration of Middle English wankel (“unstable, shaky”), from Old English wancol (“unstable”), from Proto-West Germanic *wankul (“swaying, shaky, unstable”). ==== Adjective ==== wonky (comparative wonkier, superlative wonkiest) Lopsided, misaligned or off-centre. Synonyms: awry, misaligned, skew-whiff (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) Feeble, shaky or rickety. Synonym: rickety (informal, computing) Suffering from intermittent bugs. Synonyms: buggy, broken (informal) Generally incorrect. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== wonky (uncountable) (music) A subgenre of electronic music employing unstable rhythms, complex time signatures, and mid-range synths. === Etymology 2 === From wonk + -y. ==== Adjective ==== wonky (comparative wonkier, superlative wonkiest) Technically worded, in the style of jargon. Technical in nature, difficult for non-specialists to understand. === Anagrams === y'know