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Hoky vs Honky - What's the difference?
hoky
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honky
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As an adjective
hoky
is an alternative spelling of lang=en.
As a noun
honky
is
a Caucasian person.
hoky
English
Alternative forms
* hokey, hoaky, hokie
Adjective
(
er
)
honky
English
Alternative forms
* honkey, honkie
Noun
(
honkies
)
(North America, pejorative, racial slur) A Caucasian person.
(US, obsolete) A factory hand or general unskilled worker.
Synonyms
* (
white person
)
See
whitey
Related terms
* hunky, hunkey
References
*
African American Vernacular English
English ethnic slurs