punitive honking is when someone honks after the
fact, not as a warning of danger or to make the other driver more aware, but simply to
show the
honker's displeasure.
Janie: I
don't know why he had to
honk now, I saw him in my rear view mirror, I had plenty of
space, I slowed, I had my blinker on to show I was parking.
Ronna: Oh he is just punitive honking to show his displeasure that there are other drivers on the road.