noun
1.
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. an unskilled or semiskilled foreign-born laborer, especially from east central or southeastern Europe. Compare hunky2.
2.
a rough, stupid person.
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| —n | |
| offensive, slang (US), (Canadian) a labourer from east or central Europe | |
| [C20: blend of Bo(hemian) + Hung(arian), with alteration of g to k] | |
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Bohunk
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| Main Entry: | bohunk |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See beauhunk |
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Word Origin & History
Bohunk
1903, U.S. derogatory slang for "lower class immigrant from Central or Eastern Europe," probably from Bohemian + a distortion of Hungarian.
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