bohunk
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An insulting word for a person from Central and Eastern Europe, especially Czech or Hungarian, that should not be used
- noun
- /boʊhʌŋk/
- Slur
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[insulto ofensivo para personas de origen centroeuropeo]
- You should not call him a bohunk because it is offensive.
Examples
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Better watch your step, you big bohunk.
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Us bohunk kids way back then?
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Come here, you little bohunk.
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I am not a Catholic, but I am a bohunk.
Fiction book (1991) -
Lay off, he's just a kid, you big dumb bohunk.
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We're all upset that Ginny's marrying a bohunk.
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Mike here's a bohunk.
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The term bohunk is often used to insult people of Central European descent.
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She felt insulted when he referred to her father as a bohunk.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bohunk is an offensive word for a person from Central or Eastern Europe, especially Czechs or Hungarians, and it should not be used. One popular way to remember its origin is that it mixes Bohemian ('people from Bohemia') and Hungarian, so it was used to name and insult immigrants from those places, which is why it is hurtful today.