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honk

[hongk, hawngk]

Origin

noun

the cry of a goose.

any similar sound, as of an automobile horn.

verb (used without object)

to emit a honk.

to cause an automobile horn to sound: He drove up in front of the house and honked.

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verb (used with object)

to cause (an automobile horn) to sound: The driver honked his horn impatiently.

Origin:
1790–1800, Americanism; imitative

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honk (hɒŋk)

—n
1.	a representation of the sound made by a goose
2.	any sound resembling this, esp a motor horn
3.	slang (Brit), (Austral) a bad smell

—vb
4.	to make or cause (something) to make such a sound
5.	(Brit) (intr) a slang word for vomit
6.	slang (Brit), (Austral) to have a bad smell

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Word Origin & History

honk

1843, of the cry of a pig, 1854 of geese (first recorded in Thoreau), Amer.Eng., imitative. The verb sense of "sound a horn," especially on an automobile, first recorded 1895 in Amer.Eng.

Slang Dictionary

honk definition

n.
a drinking spree; a toot. : Jed's last honk lasted nearly a week.
n.
a white male; a honky. (Black. Not necessarily derogatory.) : There are mainly honks where I work.
in.
to vomit. (Onomatopoetic.) : I can hear someone in the john honking like mad.
tv.
to vomit something. : He honked up his whole pizza.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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"Sean Thornton: I don't get this. Why do we have to have you along. Back in the states I'd drive up, honk the horn, a gal'd come runnin' out.
Mary Kate Danaher: Come a runnin'. I'm no woman to be honked at and come a runnin'."

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