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wonky

(ˈwɔŋki)

mod. studious. (Collegiate.) You ought to get a little wonky yourself.

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Wonky earned her name as a result of her head, which is tilted slightly sideways, possibly as a result of an early bacterial infection.

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often mournful, the music, WONKY POP Randolph's Leap

SOUNDCHECK

It means that shoppers in Huddersfield be able to buy the much talked about PS3.50 'Wonky Veg Box', a new family sized box that includes nine in-season misshaped winter vegetable lines, at the Bradford Road store.

WONKY VEG ON SALE IN MAJOR STORE; Customers saying 'yes' to odd-shaped leeks and spuds

The wonky veg competition comes hot on the heels of the European Union ditching regulations that restricted the size, shape and colour of 26 types of fruit and veg.

The shape of veg to come; WONKY veg is back in fashion. Lumpy, bumpy, peculiar produce is back on the shop shelves and takes the starring role in Coventry and Warwickshire's first wonky veg competition

The most beautiful song I ever heard came from the Wonky Bird.

POEMS OF THE DAY; FEEDBACK

But it hadn't told him about the wonky knob so he hadn't brought one.

Patience is a virtue tested by pricey service contracts

El Shaddai is certainly an artistic tour de force, but its muddled narrative and wonky action are very much an acquired taste.

Proof that looks aren't everything

The legs on games and pool tables starting to become wonky with eventual collapse?

Pity the poor inmates; Your Say

IT'S not too late to enter Coventry and Warwickshire's first wonky veg competition.

Good gourd! COMPETITION: Celebration of misshapen fruit and veg as part of campaign

Among my favourites were the man who stuck spoons and an iron to his face, the woman who played a one-fingered funereal ballad on her organ and the world's worst disco dancer whose only move was a rather wonky backwards roll.

Brightened up by timewasters

Mum is fine - a bit bruised with a wonky tooth, but with her faith in human nature intact.

Helping hands

A HAWK named Wonky was snatched by thieves during a burglary, and the hunt is on to find the huge hawk.

Can you find Wonky the missing Harris Hawk?

With her sunglasses worn at a wonky angle Chelsee looked a little tipsy too.

Strictly Chelsee lands up in A&E; Star joining TV's Casualty

EMAIL your name, age, address and a picture of your wonky vegetable to wonkyveg@gardenorganic.co.uk Or post your picture and details to: Wonky Veg competition, Garden Organic, Wolston Lane, CV8 3LG.

HOW TO ENTER

WONKY vegetables are set to return to supermarket shelves - with stores promising the move will slash prices.