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

Sensitive Note

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bohunk¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bohunk¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg