hon

¹

[ huhn ]

noun

, Informal.

1. honey ( def 6 ).

hon.

²

abbreviation for

1. honor.
2. honorable.
3. honorably.
4. honorary.

Hon.

³

abbreviation for

1. Honorable.
2. Honorary.

Hon.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Honourable (title)

hon.

²

abbreviation for

1. honorary
2. honourable

Word History and Origins

Origin of hon¹

First recorded in 1905–10; shortened form of honey

Example Sentences

One almost expects him to start addressing voters as "hon" or announce that his favorite beer is Natty Boh.

From The Daily Beast

How does one build an entrée out of fish heads, sugar cookie dough, hon-shimeji mushrooms, and crema?

From The Daily Beast

"We wanted to take a picture," a drenched Wand Yu-Hon explained, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

From The Daily Beast

The panel will be moderated by TV personality and judge Hon. Jeanine Pirro.

From The Daily Beast

Hon. Tax Cut or who has fresh thoughts outside of a looped reel of Life with Father.

From The Daily Beast

It is well known that Prud'hon and his pupil painted many pictures in collaboration.

From Project Gutenberg

Prud'hon, in humiliation and despair, lived in a solitude almost complete.

From Project Gutenberg

Prud'hon painted several portraits of Mlle. Mayer, the best-known being now in the Louvre.

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It is probable that Mlle. Mayer came under the influence of Prud'hon as early as 1802, possibly before that time.

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"Hon'lable p'lice patrol come 'long plenty soon," murmured Sin Sin Wa.

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