honkyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈhɒŋki/, U.S.

/ˈhɔŋki/,

/ˈhɑŋki/

Forms: 1900s– honkey, 1900s– honkie, 1900s– honky.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English hunky.

Etymology: Probably a variant of hunky (see hunk n.³).

U.S. slang (chiefly derogatory).

A. n.

1. Frequently with capital initial. An immigrant from central or eastern Europe, esp. one working as a manual labourer. Hence occasionally more generally: any person employed in manual or unskilled work. Cf. hunk n.³ Now rare (chiefly historical in later use).

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > by country of origin

American1648

African1700

High Dutch1773

Low Dutch1773

German-American1775

African American1782

Anglo-American1785

Irish-American1786

Africo-American1788

American African1826

Pennsylvania German1827

Pennsylvania Dutch1831

Afro-American1833

far-downer1834

Mexicano1847

knickerbocker1848

Chinese-American1854

Italian–American1873

Polish-American1876

Polacker1883

roundhead1895

hunk1896

Polack1898

Senegambian1900

bohunk1903

honky1904

hunyak1911

Turk1914

boho1920

Anglo1923

Euro-American1925

turkey1932

narrowback1933

nisei1934

roundheader1934

pachuco1943

pocho1944

Latino1946

Chicano1947

Mexican-American1948

Asian American1952

Amerasian1957

Chicana1966

Afrikan1972

Hispanic1972

1904 Railroad Telegrapher Jan. 85/1 They put me in mind of some ‘honkies’ that were working for this road.

1916 Amer. Federationist Apr. 281 These foreigners—‘Dagoes, Wops, Honkies’, call them what you will—are human beings with hearts and souls.

1919 Elkhart (Indiana) Rev. 24 Dec. 4/1 These are segregated settlements usually, and the residents..continue to be Italians or Honkeys in practice and in thought as well as in name.

1921 Van Buren (Indiana) News-Eagle 2 June 8/2 He started out as fizze jerker, then a naval student, a Honkey on the railroad [etc.].

1946 M. Mezzrow & B. Wolfe Really Blues xii. 374/2 Honky, factory hand.

1998 R. Delgado & J. Stefancic in M. Freeman Current Legal Probl. 1998 51 (2000) 485 They lived their lives hurt by the insults of the white ruling class, who called them honkies, bohunks, Polacks, and worse.

2. Originally and chiefly in African-American usage: a white person; (also, with singular agreement) white people collectively.

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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun]

white mana1398

Christian1622

European1666

white-face1684

long knife1784

buckra1794

sahib1796

white-skin1803

whitey1811

Pakeha1817

papalagi1817

paleface1823

whitefellow1826

Abelungu1836

haole1843

gringo1849

lightiea1855

umlungu1859

mzungu1860

heaven-burster1861

ladino1877

mooniasc1880

Conchy Joe1888

béké1889

ofay1899

ridge runner1904

Ngati Pakeha1905

kelch1912

pink1913

leucoderm1924

fay1927

Mr Charlie1928

pinkie1935

devil1938

wonk1938

oaf1941

grey1943

paddy1945

Caucasoid1956

Jumble1957

Caucasian1958

white boy1958

pinko-grey1964

honky1967

toubab1976

palagi1977

1967 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 10 Apr. 4/6 [Stokely] Carmichael..told students: ‘The honkies—whites—are dictating your lives.’

1967 N.Y. Times 22 July 11/6 Some participants are pledged to ‘all-out guerilla war against the honkie [white man]’.

1975 R. H. Rimmer Premar Exper. (1976) i. 70 Pa figures this going to college and getting mixed up with whitey—in bed even—just ain't good sense. ‘It's us against the honky,’ he tells Ma and me.

1990 M. Brave Bird & R. Erdoes Lakota Woman (1991) 9 In a free-for-all with honkies I can..do real damage.

2003 D. Piper Adequate Assistance xv. 276 What the hell you two honkies looking at? Figured you would cop some smoke and watch a black man die for some fun?

B. adj. (attributive).

Originally and chiefly in African-American usage: (of a person) white; (also) belonging to or characteristic of white people.

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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [adjective]

European1666

white1726

whitey1798

Caucasian1807

paleface1830

blue-eyed1838

papalagi1844

Caucasic1890

Caucasoid1902

ofay1911

leucoderm1924

pinko-grey1924

pink1930

ladino1934

mzungu1961

honky1967

mlungu1973

umlungu1976

palagi1977

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [adjective] > as racial characteristic

whitea1398

whitey1798

honky1967

1967 Pampa (Texas) Daily News 25 May 14/4 George Washington was a honky slave owner who sold a black woman for a barrel of syrup.

1968 Drama Rev. 12 iv. 37 He must understand why his father allowed himself to be insulted daily by the ‘honky’ types on the job.

1971 Guardian 1 May 9/1 Many blacks..came to see it [sc. the African-American Institute] as a ‘honky’ (white) conservative force.

1974 F. Ross Oreo v. 73 We just do not want whitey, with his honky ways, around us.

1989 ‘C. Roman’ Foreplay ix. 94 Dashiki-shirted Blacks addressing their blackly beautiful roots with honky limericks.

2005 J. Sharkey Someone Else's Dream 5 I wasn't gonna waste no time pissin' and moanin' 'cause some honky minimum wage flunky didn't like me.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	honky
释义	honkyn.adj. Brit. /ˈhɒŋki/, U.S. /ˈhɔŋki/, /ˈhɑŋki/ Forms: 1900s– honkey, 1900s– honkie, 1900s– honky. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English hunky. Etymology: Probably a variant of hunky (see hunk n.³). U.S. slang (chiefly derogatory). A. n. 1. Frequently with capital initial. An immigrant from central or eastern Europe, esp. one working as a manual labourer. Hence occasionally more generally: any person employed in manual or unskilled work. Cf. hunk n.³ Now rare (chiefly historical in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > by country of origin American1648 African1700 High Dutch1773 Low Dutch1773 German-American1775 African American1782 Anglo-American1785 Irish-American1786 Africo-American1788 American African1826 Pennsylvania German1827 Pennsylvania Dutch1831 Afro-American1833 far-downer1834 Mexicano1847 knickerbocker1848 Chinese-American1854 Italian–American1873 Polish-American1876 Polacker1883 roundhead1895 hunk1896 Polack1898 Senegambian1900 bohunk1903 honky1904 hunyak1911 Turk1914 boho1920 Anglo1923 Euro-American1925 turkey1932 narrowback1933 nisei1934 roundheader1934 pachuco1943 pocho1944 Latino1946 Chicano1947 Mexican-American1948 Asian American1952 Amerasian1957 Chicana1966 Afrikan1972 Hispanic1972 1904 Railroad Telegrapher Jan. 85/1 They put me in mind of some ‘honkies’ that were working for this road. 1916 Amer. Federationist Apr. 281 These foreigners—‘Dagoes, Wops, Honkies’, call them what you will—are human beings with hearts and souls. 1919 Elkhart (Indiana) Rev. 24 Dec. 4/1 These are segregated settlements usually, and the residents..continue to be Italians or Honkeys in practice and in thought as well as in name. 1921 Van Buren (Indiana) News-Eagle 2 June 8/2 He started out as fizze jerker, then a naval student, a Honkey on the railroad [etc.]. 1946 M. Mezzrow & B. Wolfe Really Blues xii. 374/2 Honky, factory hand. 1998 R. Delgado & J. Stefancic in M. Freeman Current Legal Probl. 1998 51 (2000) 485 They lived their lives hurt by the insults of the white ruling class, who called them honkies, bohunks, Polacks, and worse. 2. Originally and chiefly in African-American usage: a white person; (also, with singular agreement) white people collectively. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] white mana1398 Christian1622 European1666 white-face1684 long knife1784 buckra1794 sahib1796 white-skin1803 whitey1811 Pakeha1817 papalagi1817 paleface1823 whitefellow1826 Abelungu1836 haole1843 gringo1849 lightiea1855 umlungu1859 mzungu1860 heaven-burster1861 ladino1877 mooniasc1880 Conchy Joe1888 béké1889 ofay1899 ridge runner1904 Ngati Pakeha1905 kelch1912 pink1913 leucoderm1924 fay1927 Mr Charlie1928 pinkie1935 devil1938 wonk1938 oaf1941 grey1943 paddy1945 Caucasoid1956 Jumble1957 Caucasian1958 white boy1958 pinko-grey1964 honky1967 toubab1976 palagi1977 1967 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 10 Apr. 4/6 [Stokely] Carmichael..told students: ‘The honkies—whites—are dictating your lives.’ 1967 N.Y. Times 22 July 11/6 Some participants are pledged to ‘all-out guerilla war against the honkie [white man]’. 1975 R. H. Rimmer Premar Exper. (1976) i. 70 Pa figures this going to college and getting mixed up with whitey—in bed even—just ain't good sense. ‘It's us against the honky,’ he tells Ma and me. 1990 M. Brave Bird & R. Erdoes Lakota Woman (1991) 9 In a free-for-all with honkies I can..do real damage. 2003 D. Piper Adequate Assistance xv. 276 What the hell you two honkies looking at? Figured you would cop some smoke and watch a black man die for some fun? B. adj. (attributive). Originally and chiefly in African-American usage: (of a person) white; (also) belonging to or characteristic of white people. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [adjective] European1666 white1726 whitey1798 Caucasian1807 paleface1830 blue-eyed1838 papalagi1844 Caucasic1890 Caucasoid1902 ofay1911 leucoderm1924 pinko-grey1924 pink1930 ladino1934 mzungu1961 honky1967 mlungu1973 umlungu1976 palagi1977 the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [adjective] > as racial characteristic whitea1398 whitey1798 honky1967 1967 Pampa (Texas) Daily News 25 May 14/4 George Washington was a honky slave owner who sold a black woman for a barrel of syrup. 1968 Drama Rev. 12 iv. 37 He must understand why his father allowed himself to be insulted daily by the ‘honky’ types on the job. 1971 Guardian 1 May 9/1 Many blacks..came to see it [sc. the African-American Institute] as a ‘honky’ (white) conservative force. 1974 F. Ross Oreo v. 73 We just do not want whitey, with his honky ways, around us. 1989 ‘C. Roman’ Foreplay ix. 94 Dashiki-shirted Blacks addressing their blackly beautiful roots with honky limericks. 2005 J. Sharkey Someone Else's Dream 5 I wasn't gonna waste no time pissin' and moanin' 'cause some honky minimum wage flunky didn't like me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1904
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