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Definition of Honky
1. Noun. (slang) offensive names for a White man.
Language type: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement, Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
Generic synonyms: Caucasian, White, White Person
Definition of Honky
1. Noun. (North America racial slur pejorative) A Caucasian person. ¹
2. Noun. (US obsolete) A factory hand or general unskilled worker. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Honky
1. honkey [n HONKIES] - See also: honkey
Lexicographical Neighbors of Honky
Literary usage of Honky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Review: A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and edited by [Anonymus AC02893924] (1862)
"KS COMBS DRAINING honky FROM run COMBS TRANSFERRING COMBS ' AKD BEES TO ...
THK USES OF honky PREPARATION OF WAX PROPOLIS PROFIT CALENDAR With very numerous ..."
2. Read & Understand Celebrating Diversity Grades 2-3 by Dorothy Brock (2000)
"At night she went to nightclubs called honky-tonks. ... But he did enjoy listening
to the music coming from the nearby honky-tonks. ..."
3. Fort Worth, Texas: A Photographic Portrait by Peter A. Calvin, Photographer (2007)
"... but it's even wilder on Friday and Saturday nights in the honky- ... a memorable
day or night here since this honky-tonk opened in 1981. ..."
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