WONKY Meaning of WONKY in English [won.ky] adj [prob. alter. of E dial. wankle, fr. ME wankel, fr. OE wancol; akin to OHG wankon to totter--more at wench] (1919) 1 Brit: unsteady, shaky 2. Brit: awry, wrong Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012