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bohunk

[boh-huhngk]

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noun

Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. an unskilled or semiskilled foreign-born laborer, especially from east central or southeastern Europe. Compare hunky².

a rough, stupid person.

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism; Bo(hemian) + Hung(arian), with devoicing of the g

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bohunk (ˈbəʊˌhʌŋk)

—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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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.

Slang Dictionary

bohunk definition

n.
a resident of or an immigrant from an Eastern European country, such as Poland, Hungary, etc. (A nickname. Can be perceived as derogatory. Usually objectionable.) : The bohunks can really cook up some fine food.
n.
an oafish person. (Usually refers to a male. Usually objectionable.) : Get outa here, you stupid bohunk!
n.
a term of endearment for a close friend or child. : Okay, you bohunks, come to dinner now.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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