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
Get the Honkymug. by Aust January 15, 2018
Get the Cool- Ass Honkiemug. Can be used interchangeably for cocaine (obviously because it's white). But, can also be used as a generic, cover-all term for narcotic powders (kind of like using skoom) or how police refer to all narcotics as dope.
Person1: What's up with that crackhead rolling around in the middle of the street yelling and screaming?
Person2: Probably all hopped up on honky dust. We should call an ambulance before he gets run over.
Person2: Probably all hopped up on honky dust. We should call an ambulance before he gets run over.
by MosesI June 18, 2024
Get the Honky dustmug. by Cooper Ferguson June 22, 2020
Get the Honky juicemug. The word honky tonk was invented by Daniel Andrew and it it is referred as an insult that literally means nothing but his friends Lewis Sam Iobe and Euan all love the word to.
by Danny fanny 204 November 26, 2019
Get the Honky Tonkmug. by iibraxton September 28, 2021
Get the Honkie of the Monthmug. by Tunky lala November 23, 2021
Get the Jazz honkymug.