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bohunk
[ boh-huhngk ]
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 hunky 3.
- a rough, stupid person.
bohunk
/ ˈbəʊˌhʌŋk /
noun
- offensive.a labourer from east or central Europe
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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.
From Project Gutenberg
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