See Also: slonk(dictionary)

quango (iou) and slonk (iou)


quango (iou)



quango noun. Pl. -os. L20.
[Acronym, from quasi non-government(al) organization; later often glossed as quasi-autonomous non-government(al) organization.]
A semi-public administrative body outside the Civil Service but with financial support from and senior members appointed by the Government.
Economist A quango covers just about everything from the Price Commission to the Police Complaints Board.
quangocrat noun (colloq.) a member of a quango, esp. regarded as exercising unelected authority L20.

slonk (iou)



slonk verb trans. rare. L15.
[Perh. rel. to Dutch slokken swallow, or to German dial. Schlunk, Schlonk gullet, gorge, abyss.]
Swallow greedily.