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honky

honky

11 9.9
An insulting word for a White person, usually a man
  • noun
  • /ˈhɔŋki/
  • Slur
translation icon : [insulto racista para persona blanca]
  • I'm supposed to stand around here and watch a bunch of honky's dancing with you.

So I was automatically the odd man out, the minority, the weirdo, the dork, the dweeb, the honky.

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Examples

  • - Yeah, I know this psycho honky.

  • He's just some crazy honky with a gun.

  • Is that the son of that honky that burned them churches?

  • The only time we weren't friends was the day Cynthia called me a honky for no reason.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • During the heated argument, he referred to me as a honky simply because of my race.

  • In a joking manner, my friend sometimes calls me a honky when we discuss stereotypes.

  • The comedian made a controversial joke about honky behavior that sparked a strong reaction from the audience.

Compounds

8 9.4

A cheap bar with country music where people dance

How Offensive

whitey
  • Slur
41 9.9
honky
  • Slur
11 9.9
cracker
  • Slur
45 9.9

Surface Forms

honky singular
honkeys plural

Etymology

Honky is a rude slang word for a 'white person'. One idea is that it comes from honky-tonk, meaning a 'noisy bar' where many white people went, and another links it to hunky, a name once used for Eastern European workers, and either way it developed as an insult for white people.