bohunk
[ boh-huhngk ]
/ ˈboʊˌhʌŋk /
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noun Slang.
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 hunky3.
a rough, stupid person.
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Origin of bohunk
usage note for bohunk
This term originally referred to Hungarian immigrants, and later to Czechs, Poles, and other Slavs.
Words nearby bohunk
bohrium, Bohr magneton, Bohr, Niels, Bohr radius, Bohr theory, bohunk, boi, Boiardo, Boieldieu, boil, boilable
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How to use bohunk in a sentence
This one is for that Bohunk thats down there under the rocks.
The Snow-Burner|Henry Oyen
British Dictionary definitions for bohunk
bohunk
/ (ˈbəʊˌhʌŋk) /
noun
US and Canadian offensive, slang a labourer from east or central Europe
Word Origin for bohunk
C20: blend of Bo (hemian) + Hung (arian), with alteration of g to k
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