Disrespectful term for a white person, typically used by Black Americans in the late 1960s and early 1970s, at the height of the Black Power movement, as a conscious retort to the n-word. There is no general agreement on the derivation of the term. The term 'hunky', once used as a slur against Hungarian and other Central European immigrants, may have served as a model: or it may have been adapted from 'honky-tonk', a type of country music favoured by whites, to signify whiteness in general.
Unlike the n-word, 'honky' achieved little cultural traction in its original usage, and never seems to have been reappropriated by those at who it was aimed (there are no 'proud honkies'). It is mainly encountered now in popular literature and movies of the period, and otherwise sounds very much of its time.
Unlike the n-word, 'honky' achieved little cultural traction in its original usage, and never seems to have been reappropriated by those at who it was aimed (there are no 'proud honkies'). It is mainly encountered now in popular literature and movies of the period, and otherwise sounds very much of its time.
by Paul Bee March 14, 2021
The twelfth track on the 2003 album “Altered States of America” by grindcore band Agoraphobic Nosebleed.
Billy: “Bro did you hear that sick track by Agoraphobic Nosebleed called ‘Honky Dong’?”
Friend: “Idk, man, I don’t think I have time to listen to a whole ass 8 second long song.”
Friend: “Idk, man, I don’t think I have time to listen to a whole ass 8 second long song.”
by Brainboys August 28, 2021
The grids get dangerous after dark; all the grass honkies start their migration home from the bar
"If America don't come 'round, we got to burn it down. You better get some guns, brother. The only thing the grass honky respects is a gun."
"If America don't come 'round, we got to burn it down. You better get some guns, brother. The only thing the grass honky respects is a gun."
by Cornbread Fred June 22, 2023
by Jack Monfog November 29, 2009
quickly accelerating up an onramp
by norcalsurfer August 4, 2010
"Damn, that's a cool- ass honkie".
by Aust January 15, 2018
The 2021 version of the word “Wigga” or “Wigger”..
A Caucasian who lives life imitating what they see to be the actions of a black person..
A Caucasian who lives life imitating what they see to be the actions of a black person..
by Portland503 December 5, 2021