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bohunk

[ boh-huhngk ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to an unskilled or semiskilled foreign-born laborer, especially from east central or southeastern Europe. Compare hunky 3.
  2. a rough, stupid person.


bohunk

/ ˈbəʊˌhʌŋk /

noun

  1. offensive.
    a labourer from east or central Europe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Sensitive Note

This term originally referred to Hungarian immigrants, and later to Czechs, Poles, and other Slavs.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bohunk1

1900–05, Americanism; Bo(hemian) + Hung(arian), with devoicing of the g
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bohunk1

C20: blend of Bo ( hemian ) + Hung ( arian ), with alteration of g to k
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Example Sentences

This one is for that Bohunk thats down there under the rocks.

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