hon
noun
hon
1 American
[huhn]
/ hʌn /
noun
Informal.
hon.
2
American
abbreviation
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honor.
-
honorable.
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honorably.
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honorary.
Hon.
3
American
abbreviation
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Honorable.
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Honorary.
hon.
1
British
abbreviation
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honorary
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honourable
Hon.
2
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of hon
First recorded in 1905–10; shortened form of honey
Example Sentences
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To the good, the car’s touch-screen interface is lag-free and feature-rich, with loads of connectivity, infotainment and vehicle personalization features—what color do you want your ambient cabin lighting, hon?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
"People do it all the time, hon," she assured me.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2021
One Chinese smartphone app allows the selfie-taker to adjust their portrait to bring it closer to a very specific standard of beauty known as wang hon lian, or “internet celebrity face”.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2020
And sure, one could say, “Sorry, hon, this isn’t art camp. You have to sell your work.”
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2019
“Oh, hon, that’s only ’cause he needs some way to sop up Leafie’s good buffalo berry jelly!”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
But you’re like, ‘No, no, hon. No, I’m not in any movies.’
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022
“You’ll have to buy a lot of stuff. Surgery is a huge deal, hon. I don’t think you’re ready.”
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
Jackie responds: “I know, hon. It’s going to hurt for quite a while.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2018
“Thank you, hon. You are a good egg.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2014
“Hold on, hon. Let me get your mother.”
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
“Women everywhere have benefited from the brilliance and courage of the Hon. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” Streisand said, in a statement to The Washington Post.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023
Hon. Sonya Savage, Minister of Energy, Government of Alberta, speaks at the expansion of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain oil pipeline advanced to a new construction stage, in Acheson, Alberta, Canada December 3, 2019.
From Reuters ● Mar. 7, 2022
According to an image of the letter obtained by The Sun, Queen Elizabeth’s lady-in-waiting, the Hon. Mary Morrison, wrote back to Sutherland and her husband on Dec. 9.
From Fox News ● Jan. 3, 2022
This money was allegedly distributed directly "through the then Chief of Staff Hon. Sam Iredia" - who has now died.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2021
“Only persons really changed history those who changed men’s thinking about themselves. Hitler as well as Jesus, Stalin as well as Buddha . . . Hon. Elijah Muhammad. ...”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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