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AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER ORGANIZATION
Choice (Australian magazine); Australian Consumers Association; Australian Consumers' Association; CHOICE magazine; Australian Consumers’ Association; Australasian Consumers’ Association; Choice (Australian consumer organization); Shonky award; Shonky Award; Choice (consumer advocacy magazine)

shonky      
Inferior quality, duff
I had a really shonky pizza last night.
shonky {{Austral./NZ }}      
shonky Austral./NZ
informal
¦ adjective (shonkier, shonkiest) dishonest, unreliable, or illegal.
¦ noun (also shonk) a person engaged in suspect business activities.
Origin
1970s: perh. from Engl. dialect shonk 'smart'.

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Choice (Australian consumer organisation)

Most commonly known as CHOICE (all capitals), the Australian Consumers' Association is an Australian not for profit consumer advocacy organisation. It is an independent membership based organisation founded in 1959 that researches and campaigns on behalf of Australian consumers. It is similar to the Consumers Union in the United States and Which? in the United Kingdom, who are considered sister organisations. It is the largest consumer organisation in Australia.

Pronunciation examples for shonky
1. They're so shonky.
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Examples of use of shonky
1. Perhaps we should be glad that there are not stalls up and down the precinct selling Bardkügeln, polychrome versions of the shonky bust and parti–coloured hats with bells; glad there are no sturdy beggars with tethered dogs and droning didgeridoos.
2. "What became obvious was that Duran Duran should have a presence there." What becomes more obvious is that the elderly Brummies clearly believe they have stumbled upon a golden marketing opportunity; an interesting assumption, given that Second Life is a) hilariously shonky tosh, and b) patronised largely by role–playing goths, lonely fantasists and – thanks to the many "saucy" avatars – inveterate duvet–rummagers.