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- DictionaryWon·ky/ˈwäNGkē/
adjective
- 1. crooked; off-center; askew: informal "you have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth"
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Wonky can mean either preoccupied with arcane details or procedures in a specialized field, or unsteady, shaky, or awry. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Wonky is a slang adjective that can mean shaky, off-kilter, faulty, or crazy. It can also refer to a wonk, someone who is obsessed with details or issues. Learn more about its origin, synonyms, and usage examples.
Wonky means knowing a lot of details about something, especially politics or science, or being weak, unsatisfactory, or not firm. It can also mean not straight or level, or not of a regular shape, or different in shape to what is usual.
Wonky is an informal adjective that can mean weak, unsatisfactory, not firm, not straight or level, or not regular in shape. It can also mean knowing a lot of details about something, especially politics or science.
Wonky is an adjective that means shaky, unsteady, crooked, or mentally unbalanced. It is a variant of dialectal wanky, from Middle English wankel, from Old English wancol. See synonyms, translations, and examples of usage in different languages.
Something that’s wonky isn’t necessarily broken; it’s just slightly “off.” Wonky can also describe something that isn't working correctly, such as an old TV set that shows only one channel, or maybe even your brain after you’ve just pulled an all-nighter.
My face didn't go right back to normal, my smile is a little wonky, my eye seems a little smaller. At a glance, you see a bunch of slightly wonky letters in Latin around some dim pictures. Inside is very chic and minimalist, ie the sits are very uncomfortable and the tables are all wonky.
