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honk⋅er

1[hong-ker, hawng-]
–noun
1. a person or thing that honks.
2. Informal. a goose.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; honk + -er 1

hon⋅ker

2[hong-ker, hawng-]
–noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
honky.

Origin:
perh. honk(y) + -er 1

hon⋅ky

[hong-kee, hawng-]
–noun, plural -kies. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a white person.
Also, honkie, honkey, honker.


Origin:
1945–50, Americanism; perh. alter of hunky 2
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honk   (hôngk, hŏngk)   
n.  
  1. The raucous, resonant sound characteristic of a wild goose.

    1. A sound similar to a goose's honk: blew a loud honk on the bass saxophone.

    2. The blaring sound of the horn on a motor vehicle.

v.   honked, honk·ing, honks

v.   intr.
To emit a honk.
v.   tr.
To cause (a horn) to produce a honk.

[Imitative.]
honk'er n.
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Slang Dictionary
honker

  1. n.
    a goose. (Juvenile.) : A whole flock of honkers settled on our pond.
  2. n.
    a strange or eccentric person. : Clare is a real honker these days. Is she all right?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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honky

and honkey; honkie; hunky
  1. n.
    a white male; a Caucasian. (Black. Not necessarily derogatory. A pronunciation variant of hunky. Compare to jonx = junks.) : Some honky was around asking for you.
  2. mod.
    in the manner of a Caucasian; white-like. : That's honky music. I want to hear soul.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

honky 
derogatory slang word for "white person," 1967, black slang, of unknown origin, perhaps from late 19c. hunky "East-Central European immigrant," a colloquial shortening of Hungarian. Honky in the sense of "factory hand" is attested from 1946.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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