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shonks

shonks is the plural of shonk.

Meaning of shonk

Noun

shonk (plural shonks)

  1. (dated, ethnic, offensive, slur) A Jew.
    • “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?”1943, Richard Llewellyn, None But The Lonely Heart, MacMillan, page 428

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Proper noun capitalized: Shonks

Shonks

  1. (plural) plural of Shonk

Questions about shonks

What is shonks the plural of?
Shonks is the plural of shonk.
What part of speech is shonks?
Shonks is a proper noun.

Words near shonks in the dictionary

  1. shonkiness
  2. shonkinite
  3. shonkinites
  4. shonkinitic
  5. Shonkoff
  6. shonks
  7. Shonkwiler
  8. Shonkwilers
  9. shonky
  10. shonnicker
  11. shonnickers

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