skedonkn.

Brit.

/skəˈdɒŋk/, U.S.

/skəˈdɑŋk/, South African English

/skəˈdɒŋk/

Forms: 1900s– skdonk, 1900s– skedonk, 1900s– skiedonk.

Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Probably imitative of the sounds made by such a car or its engine.

South African colloquial.

An old, dilapidated motor vehicle.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > old, worn-out

crock1903

struggle-buggy1925

heap1926

crate1928

jalopy1929

clunker1930

junker1932

iron1935

fixer-upper1948

bomb1953

banger1962

hooptie1968

skedonk1970

gambo1971

1970 in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) (at cited word) That car is a real skdonk.

1987 Style (S. Afr.) Mar. 84 I can't start the car. It is an all-weather skedonk, a crock around the clock, a lemon for all seasons.

1991 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) 28 July (Motoring section) 3 Everybody just has to park in the street, whether it is a Rolls-Royce or a skedonk.

2013 K. Bonert Lion Seeker i. xi. 130 All these old skedonks hey, these junkers you see everywhere.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	skedonk
释义	skedonkn. Brit. /skəˈdɒŋk/, U.S. /skəˈdɑŋk/, South African English /skəˈdɒŋk/ Forms: 1900s– skdonk, 1900s– skedonk, 1900s– skiedonk. Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Probably imitative of the sounds made by such a car or its engine. South African colloquial. An old, dilapidated motor vehicle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > old, worn-out crock1903 struggle-buggy1925 heap1926 crate1928 jalopy1929 clunker1930 junker1932 iron1935 fixer-upper1948 bomb1953 banger1962 hooptie1968 skedonk1970 gambo1971 1970 in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) (at cited word) That car is a real skdonk. 1987 Style (S. Afr.) Mar. 84 I can't start the car. It is an all-weather skedonk, a crock around the clock, a lemon for all seasons. 1991 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) 28 July (Motoring section) 3 Everybody just has to park in the street, whether it is a Rolls-Royce or a skedonk. 2013 K. Bonert Lion Seeker i. xi. 130 All these old skedonks hey, these junkers you see everywhere. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1970
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