honky
Americannoun
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honkies
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of honky
1945–50, perhaps alteration of hunky 3
Example Sentences
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Busby began moonlighting in the honky tonks and was soon making more money with his mandolin than he could as a fed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
"I've heard everything is honky dory and they're getting on great," says Tim Abbott, former managing director of Oasis's record label, Creation.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
He began gigging at Southern California honky tonks in the early ’80s with a band of sonic polymaths featuring Pete Anderson, lead guitarist and Yoakam’s longtime producer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
Rittenberry said the new course layout will allow fans to watch from the honky tonks along Lower Broad.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
Gilley - cousin of rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis - opened Gilley’s, “the world’s largest honky tonk,” in Pasadena, Texas, in the early 1970s.
From Washington Times ● May 7, 2022
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