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Definition of Bohunk
1. Noun. (North America ethnic slur) An immigrant from Eastern or Central Europe. ¹
2. Noun. (North America derogatory) A brawny or coarse person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bohunk
1. an unskilled laborer [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bohunk
Literary usage of Bohunk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Comical History of Montana: A Serious Story for Free People : Being an by Jerre C. Murphy (1912)
"Many never saw a bohunk; they only know that the breadwinner is out of a job and
... The alarming feature of the bohunk problem is that every other paper ..."
2. English Journal by National Council of Teachers of English, National Council of Teachers of English Secondary Section (1919)
"I wonder why the American as though not kith and kin Writes about the bohunk and
the Finn ? Writes about our language strange, Writes about our customs ..."
3. The Redirection of High-school Instruction by Herbert Galen Lull (1921)
"That stands out clearly on his face), I wonder why he always looks ('tis the same
look I'll wager in " That's a bohunk or a Finn! " Either a bohunk or a ..."
4. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"... In the harr and boom of the blast fires, The smoke changes its shadow And men
change their shadow; A nigger, a wop, a bohunk changes. ..."
5. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"... fin the harr and boom of the blast fires, /The smoke changes its shadow [And
men change their shadow; \A nigger, a wop, a bohunk changes. ..."
6. One of Ours by Willa Cather (1922)
"When the last ragged envelope was given out and he turned away empty-handed, he
murmured, "She's bohunk, and she don't write so good. ..."
7. Immigration: A World Movement and Its American Significance by Henry Pratt Fairchild (1913)
"The very currency of the terms, "Dago," "Sheeny," "Griner," "Hunkie," "bohunk,"
"Guinea," "Wop," etc., however insulting to the people addressed, ..."
8. The Comical History of Montana: A Serious Story for Free People : Being an by Jerre C. Murphy (1912)
"Many never saw a bohunk; they only know that the breadwinner is out of a job and
... The alarming feature of the bohunk problem is that every other paper ..."
9. English Journal by National Council of Teachers of English, National Council of Teachers of English Secondary Section (1919)
"I wonder why the American as though not kith and kin Writes about the bohunk and
the Finn ? Writes about our language strange, Writes about our customs ..."
10. The Redirection of High-school Instruction by Herbert Galen Lull (1921)
"That stands out clearly on his face), I wonder why he always looks ('tis the same
look I'll wager in " That's a bohunk or a Finn! " Either a bohunk or a ..."
11. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"... In the harr and boom of the blast fires, The smoke changes its shadow And men
change their shadow; A nigger, a wop, a bohunk changes. ..."
12. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"... fin the harr and boom of the blast fires, /The smoke changes its shadow [And
men change their shadow; \A nigger, a wop, a bohunk changes. ..."
13. One of Ours by Willa Cather (1922)
"When the last ragged envelope was given out and he turned away empty-handed, he
murmured, "She's bohunk, and she don't write so good. ..."
14. Immigration: A World Movement and Its American Significance by Henry Pratt Fairchild (1913)
"The very currency of the terms, "Dago," "Sheeny," "Griner," "Hunkie," "bohunk,"
"Guinea," "Wop," etc., however insulting to the people addressed, ..."
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