bohunkn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈbəʊhʌŋk/, U.S.

/ˈboʊˌhəŋk/

Forms: 1900s bowhunk, 1900s– bohunk.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: proper name Bohunkus.

Etymology: Probably shortened < Bohunkus, the name of a character in a comic song (see bohunkus n.), but reinterpreted as a blend of Bohemian n. and -hunk , an assumed alteration of Hung- (in Hungarian n.). Compare bohunkus n., and also boho n. and hunk n.³

North American slang (derogatory and offensive).

A. n.

1. Also with capital initial. An immigrant to North America from central or eastern Europe, esp. a manual worker or labourer; a person of central or eastern European origin or descent. Cf. boho n. 1, honky n. 1, hunk n.³

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

1903 Railway Conductor Jan. 70 Brother Dillen, who unfortunately lost his cabin and held up a car load of ‘Bohunks’, took their home from them and made a running switch of it on the rear of his train.

1932 E. Ferber They Brought their Women (1933) 193 What's this about his palling around with the Bohunks? He sounds like a Red, or something.

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.

2014 @ZombieDevaney 19 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 24 Oct. 2019) Stupid Bohunk from Prague (NE) bet me the Czechs would beat Team USA in hockey. Hey comrade, I'll take my kolaches with apricot filling.

2. A loutish or unsophisticated person; (hence) a rough or strong man, esp. one working as a manual labourer. Also as a more general term of abuse.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > lout or boor > [noun]

carter1509

clumpertonc1534

club1542

pig1546

lout1548

clinchpoop1555

clout-shoe1563

loose-breech1575

hoyden1593

clunch1602

clod1607

camel1609

clusterfist1611

loon1619

Grobian1621

clota1637

hoyde1636

Hottentot1710

yahoo1726

polisson1866

mucker1884

bohunk1908

hairy ape1931

cafone1949

trog1956

oafo1959

1908 Washington Post 26 Jan. e4/3 It seems that in Texas the man who doesn't pay his poll tax is called a ‘bohunk’.

1921 Chambers's Jrnl. 848/2 To condemn his girl to a yellow bohunk like Milroy.

1927 Daily Tel. 24 May 17/6 A contractor for railroad ties employing hundreds of the roughest of bohunks to hew and carry them for him.

2019 @dirtydirtydemon 25 July in twitter.com (accessed 24 Oct. 2019) Do people really think that voters in Ontario or Quebec will give a damn about a landlocked, backwards bunch of bohunks threatening to pack up and leave?

B. adj.

1. Also with capital initial. Of or relating to immigrants to North America from central or eastern Europe, esp. those who are manual workers or labourers; of central or eastern European origin or descent.

ΚΠ

1908 Aspen (Colorado) Daily Times 29 Oct. 1/1 Osgood and Gibb are trying to force Bohunk rule down the throats of the people of this county.

1910 Butte (Montana) Evening News 24 July 1 The bohunk miner is a low grade foreigner who buys his job from the foreman and pays him for keeping it.

1930 J. Dos Passos 42nd Parallel i. 82 Bohunk and polak kids put stones in their snowballs.

2013 M. L. Basso Meet Joe Copper i. 35 The paper asserted that bohunk men failed to support the community by patronizing local businesses. Instead, they spent their earnings at their own groceries and bakeries.

2. Rough; loutish; oafish; (also) unsophisticated; ignorant. Also as a more general term of abuse.

ΚΠ

1957 Image May 109/1 Other one's a big bohunk kind of guy. Good 'heavy' type, I'd say—but suit yourself.

1963 H. Garner in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories (1968) 2nd Ser. 52 If you and that bohunk partner of yours had checked the gang press as you're supposed to, Colby mightn't have spoiled so many pieces.

2019 @KevinDesRoches1 15 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 24 Oct. 2019) This was a sham deal—the kind I've seen many of in my little bohunk town.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bohunk
释义	bohunkn.adj. Brit. /ˈbəʊhʌŋk/, U.S. /ˈboʊˌhəŋk/ Forms: 1900s bowhunk, 1900s– bohunk. Origin: Probably formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: proper name Bohunkus. Etymology: Probably shortened < Bohunkus, the name of a character in a comic song (see bohunkus n.), but reinterpreted as a blend of Bohemian n. and -hunk , an assumed alteration of Hung- (in Hungarian n.). Compare bohunkus n., and also boho n. and hunk n.³ North American slang (derogatory and offensive). A. n. 1. Also with capital initial. An immigrant to North America from central or eastern Europe, esp. a manual worker or labourer; a person of central or eastern European origin or descent. Cf. boho n. 1, honky n. 1, hunk n.³ 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 1903 Railway Conductor Jan. 70 Brother Dillen, who unfortunately lost his cabin and held up a car load of ‘Bohunks’, took their home from them and made a running switch of it on the rear of his train. 1932 E. Ferber They Brought their Women (1933) 193 What's this about his palling around with the Bohunks? He sounds like a Red, or something. 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. 2014 @ZombieDevaney 19 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 24 Oct. 2019) Stupid Bohunk from Prague (NE) bet me the Czechs would beat Team USA in hockey. Hey comrade, I'll take my kolaches with apricot filling. 2. A loutish or unsophisticated person; (hence) a rough or strong man, esp. one working as a manual labourer. Also as a more general term of abuse. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > lout or boor > [noun] carter1509 clumpertonc1534 club1542 pig1546 lout1548 clinchpoop1555 clout-shoe1563 loose-breech1575 hoyden1593 clunch1602 clod1607 camel1609 clusterfist1611 loon1619 Grobian1621 clota1637 hoyde1636 Hottentot1710 yahoo1726 polisson1866 mucker1884 bohunk1908 hairy ape1931 cafone1949 trog1956 oafo1959 1908 Washington Post 26 Jan. e4/3 It seems that in Texas the man who doesn't pay his poll tax is called a ‘bohunk’. 1921 Chambers's Jrnl. 848/2 To condemn his girl to a yellow bohunk like Milroy. 1927 Daily Tel. 24 May 17/6 A contractor for railroad ties employing hundreds of the roughest of bohunks to hew and carry them for him. 2019 @dirtydirtydemon 25 July in twitter.com (accessed 24 Oct. 2019) Do people really think that voters in Ontario or Quebec will give a damn about a landlocked, backwards bunch of bohunks threatening to pack up and leave? B. adj. 1. Also with capital initial. Of or relating to immigrants to North America from central or eastern Europe, esp. those who are manual workers or labourers; of central or eastern European origin or descent. ΚΠ 1908 Aspen (Colorado) Daily Times 29 Oct. 1/1 Osgood and Gibb are trying to force Bohunk rule down the throats of the people of this county. 1910 Butte (Montana) Evening News 24 July 1 The bohunk miner is a low grade foreigner who buys his job from the foreman and pays him for keeping it. 1930 J. Dos Passos 42nd Parallel i. 82 Bohunk and polak kids put stones in their snowballs. 2013 M. L. Basso Meet Joe Copper i. 35 The paper asserted that bohunk men failed to support the community by patronizing local businesses. Instead, they spent their earnings at their own groceries and bakeries. 2. Rough; loutish; oafish; (also) unsophisticated; ignorant. Also as a more general term of abuse. ΚΠ 1957 Image May 109/1 Other one's a big bohunk kind of guy. Good 'heavy' type, I'd say—but suit yourself. 1963 H. Garner in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories (1968) 2nd Ser. 52 If you and that bohunk partner of yours had checked the gang press as you're supposed to, Colby mightn't have spoiled so many pieces. 2019 @KevinDesRoches1 15 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 24 Oct. 2019) This was a sham deal—the kind I've seen many of in my little bohunk town. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1903
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