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• Honky — Honky, Honkey or Honkie is a predominantly American derogatory racial slur for white people. Honky is a corruption of hungy or hunky , a term which originated in the stockyards and slaughterhouses of Chicago. The term may derive from Bohunk… …   Wikipedia

• Honky — (album) Honky Album par Melvins Sortie Le 5 mai 1997 Enregistrement 12 17 février 1997 Durée min et sec Genre(s) Rock indépendant Me …   Wikipédia en Français

• honky — n. 1. a White person; a term used by some African Americans, intended to be disparaging and often taken as offensive. [Also spelled {honkie} and {honkey}.] Syn: whitey. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• honky — also honkey, derogatory slang word for white person, by 1967, black slang, of unknown origin, perhaps from late 19c. hunky East Central European immigrant, a colloquial shortening of Hungarian. Honky in the sense of factory hand is attested from… …   Etymology dictionary

• honky — AND honkey; honkie; hunky 1. n. Caucasian. (Black. Not necessarily derogatory. Probably a pronunciation variant of hunky.) □ The honkies are taking over this neighborhood. □ Some honky was around asking for you. 2. mod. in the manner of a… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• honky —    ‘Split, honky, you smell,’ says a black American to a white male in The Tenants, by Bernard Malamud. ‘Honky’ is said to be a form of ‘hunky’, or ‘bohunk’, originally used by both blacks and whites to describe a foreigner, especially one from… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• honky — UK [ˈhɒŋkɪ] / US [ˈhɑŋkɪ] noun [countable] Word forms honky : singular honky plural honkies mainly American offensive an insulting word for a white person …   English dictionary

• honky — white person, Caucasian    Then this honky gave us a ride. Some whites are nice, eh …   English idioms

• Honky tonk music — Honky tonk is a term has also been attached to various styles of 20th century American music. These genres are named for the honky tonk, a type of bar with musical entertainment common in the Southwestern and Southeastern United States.The first… …   Wikipedia

• Honky Tonk Women — Single par The Rolling Stones Face B You Can t Always Get What You Want Sortie 4 juillet 1969 (UK) 11 juillet 1969 (US) Durée 3:02 Genre …   Wikipédia en Français