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
2orry ii hadnt pegged you a2 a honky a22 liicker but ii 2hould have known better.
(urbandictionary is being dumb, it requires me to use the phrase honky ass licker in here)
(urbandictionary is being dumb, it requires me to use the phrase honky ass licker in here)
by geese_official December 20, 2019
by Razorback82 July 09, 2016
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 27, 2021
by Timo6984 April 04, 2020
by Jack Monfog November 29, 2009

