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honky U.S. Black slang.|ˈhɒŋkɪ, ˈhʌŋkɪ|
Also honkey, honkie.
[Etym. unknown; perh. a var. of hunky (see hunk n.3).]
A white man; white men collectively. Also attrib. or as adj.
Disparaging in all applications.
[1946Mezzrow & Wolfe Really the Blues xii. 216 First Cat: Hey there Poppa Mezz, is you anywhere? Me: Man I'm down with it, stickin' like a honky. Ibid. 374/2 Honky, factory hand.] 1967Newsweek 24 Apr. 16/1 ‘Go for the honkies’... The chemistry in tranquil Nashville, Tenn., spelled riot... Stokely Carmichael..exhorted: ‘You have to go for the honkies..who are keeping you in the ghettos... Victims should never, ever apologize for their use of violence.’ 1967Guardian 29 Aug. 7/5 ‘Honky’ (the white man) was using weapons like the Vietnam war. 1969‘J. Morris’ Fever Grass xxv. 248, I killed for the same thing you want. You're not like the rest of these honkeys. 1970Peace News 17 Apr. 8/4 It is the pacifist who must declare, out of his own values, that there are neither Panthers nor Pigs, neither Niggers nor Honkies but only human beings. 1971Black Scholar 35/1 You screamed on me 'bout that honky gunsel upstairs. 1971Black World Mar. 69/2 Blacks should ‘beware of honkies bearing gifts’. 1971Guardian 1 May 9/1 Many blacks..came to see it [sc. the African-American Institute] as a ‘honky’ (white) conservative force. 1971It 9–23 Sept. 8/3 The phoniness of news, TV, rich honky pop stars, etc. 1971B. Malamud Tenants 46 Mary forcefully shoved him away. ‘Split, honky, you smell.’ Ibid. 133 ‘Now you leave this honky to me,’ said Bill. ‘He is my guest.’ |