Honky

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.

"What would you know about funk, honky?"

by Paul Bee March 14, 2021

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honky dong

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.”

by Brainboys August 28, 2021

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Grass Honky

Derogatory term for a white redneck located in a prairie/grassland

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."

by Cornbread Fred June 22, 2023

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