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KWSN · 05-18-2004, 03:43 PM

WONKY. What the bejesus does this word mean? I'll admit myself to using it occasionally for various reasons but does it have ANY real actual definition whatsoever? If so, where did it come from? I searched the board for it and I still in context can't quite pin it down:

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Originally posted by bernadette
plooky: pudding gone <i>real</i> bad... all wonky if you will.

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Originally posted by final_identity
Along with this, the floppy drive is wonky

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Originally posted by crackpot
I think the set-up is a wee bit wonky

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Originally posted by HeAtHeN
I use Opera 7.5 for just about everything. There are some sites that are still wonky and I have to use IE but not many.

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Originally posted by redlemon
The Peter(6) thread will let you know if people are noticing any new wonky problems.

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Originally posted by the_marq
Before you go and start replacing things like fans and power supplies, make sure it isn't in fact, just a wonky fan.

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Originally posted by BonneFan
(forgive me if my memory has gone wonky)

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Originally posted by Holo
Can you inherit depression or a wonky brain setup?

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Originally posted by crackpot
Heh heh. Pretty wonky.

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Originally posted by Troublebot
Sigh, religion gone wonky.

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Originally posted by prosequence
I think some people are getting a little wonky.

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Originally posted by mrquackers
Small, furry, with wonky ears, it is the rare North American Squabbit.

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Originally posted by Fremen
My electricity went wonky.

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Originally posted by actinic
I removed it and the computer went wonky where the monitor display had a magenta cast to everything as well as automatically connecting to the internet while uninstalling.

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Originally posted by JamesS
Letterman's always been my favorite, he gets a little wonky sometimes, though, with the 'Is This Anything?' style comedy.

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Originally posted by prosequence
I still think it's wonky (My orriginal post) that they legislate and initiate programs that contradict each other

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Originally posted by smithja0423
That being said - Last night I had not one, but TWO durex condoms that were rolled all wonky and very hard to use.

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Originally posted by remiel
I'm not so much titlted as wonky

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Originally posted by bing bing
It was fixed in operation but is still a little wonky.

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Originally posted by tinfoil
As it's an HP, it may have a wonky HP only power supply

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Originally posted by Ganguro
People are wonky that way..

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Originally posted by furious
Even though she has a wonky nipple i'd put so many dents in her it aint funny...

So... it probably means faulty or strange, not in a good way. But still, I'm not sure and I have no idea where it came from.

AM I GOING INSANE!?!?!??!

Crack · 05-18-2004, 03:56 PM

Wow, nice, I have never used the word or heard it before, but I immediately knew what it meant...

if you are going insane, I am comming with you... that's just wonky... maybe it's: "Funky" + "Wrong" = Wonky???

Eugeni · 05-18-2004, 04:15 PM

Wonky:weird, whacked out, messed up, not working for no definable reason. Usually applied to technology.

"Dude, you have the wonkiest computer in the world. I walked through the room and it crashed."

cchris · 05-18-2004, 04:20 PM

It's like being drunk and trying to walk around.

No wait,that's having a wobbly boot.

bernadette · 05-18-2004, 04:26 PM

SNAFU

uncle phil · 05-18-2004, 04:29 PM

that homeless guy that lives just past the chocolate factory...willie?

KWSN · 05-18-2004, 05:01 PM

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Originally posted by bernadette
SNAFU

I love that word... and I know what it means

Systems Normal, All Fucked Up

Fremen · 05-18-2004, 06:01 PM

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Originally posted by KWSN
I love that word... and I know what it means

Systems Normal, All Fucked Up

Close.

Situation Normal All Fucked Up

Wonky is something a little off, or wrong.
Like it was said in the previous posts.

Giant Hamburger · 05-19-2004, 05:24 AM

from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:

Main Entry: won·ky
Pronunciation: 'wä[ng]-kE
Function: adjective
Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect wankle, from Middle English wankel, from Old English wancol; akin to Old High German wankOn to totter -- more at WENCH
1 British : UNSTEADY, SHAKY
2 British : AWRY, WRONG

Redlemon · 05-19-2004, 05:55 AM

I think of "wonky" as "out of balance", as in if you started to spin a wonky wheel, it would vibrate rather than spin smoothly. Not entirely broken, but not entirely right either.

That first post cracked me up, especially to find myself quoted.

Charlatan · 05-19-2004, 06:42 AM

... akin to Old High German wankOn.

Wank On, you wonky wanker...

cameroncrazy822 · 05-19-2004, 07:30 AM

It's actually a term the Uumpas have when Willy is a bit tanked and beligerant... "Oh shit fellas, Willy is Wonky again!"

05-18-2004, 03:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	Wow, nice, I have never used the word or heard it before, but I immediately knew what it meant... if you are going insane, I am comming with you... that's just wonky... maybe it's: "Funky" + "Wrong" = Wonky??? __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx

05-18-2004, 04:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Eugeni Crazy Location: everywhere else	Wonky:weird, whacked out, messed up, not working for no definable reason. Usually applied to technology. "Dude, you have the wonkiest computer in the world. I walked through the room and it crashed." __________________ titular

05-18-2004, 04:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
cchris Junkie Location: Sydney	It's like being drunk and trying to walk around. No wait,that's having a wobbly boot. __________________ There's a fine line between participation and mockery

05-18-2004, 04:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
bernadette ::::::::::::::::::::::::: :. Location: this ain't kansas, toto	SNAFU __________________ .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.

05-18-2004, 04:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	that homeless guy that lives just past the chocolate factory...willie? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

05-19-2004, 05:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
Giant Hamburger Gastrolithuanian Location: low-velocity Earth orbit	from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary: Main Entry: won·ky Pronunciation: 'wä[ng]-kE Function: adjective Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect wankle, from Middle English wankel, from Old English wancol; akin to Old High German wankOn to totter -- more at WENCH 1 British : UNSTEADY, SHAKY 2 British : AWRY, WRONG

05-19-2004, 05:55 AM	#10 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	I think of "wonky" as "out of balance", as in if you started to spin a wonky wheel, it would vibrate rather than spin smoothly. Not entirely broken, but not entirely right either. That first post cracked me up, especially to find myself quoted. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

05-19-2004, 06:42 AM	#11 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	... akin to Old High German wankOn. Wank On, you wonky wanker... __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

05-19-2004, 07:30 AM	#12 (permalink)
cameroncrazy822 Junkie Location: MD	It's actually a term the Uumpas have when Willy is a bit tanked and beligerant... "Oh shit fellas, Willy is Wonky again!" Last edited by cameroncrazy822; 05-19-2004 at 10:47 AM..