British informal slang meaning 'broken' or 'not working properly,' describing something that is likely to conk out or stop functioning.
Derived from 'conk' (to break or hit) with the casual '-y' adjective-forming suffix, creating an informal British slang term for things that are unreliable or malfunctioning.
This is pure British English slang that's rarely written down but commonly spoken—you might hear a mechanic say 'That old motor looks a bit conky' when a car's engine is on its last legs!
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