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bohunk

/ˈboʊhʌŋk/

bohunk noun: an immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and socially unsophisticated.

Noun

bohunk (plural bohunks)

  1. (Canada, US, ethnic, slur) An immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and socially unsophisticated.
    • I know you're surprised that I live in a Czech neighborhood. But my father-in-law, a smart old Jew, bought investment property in this nice safe Bohunk district.1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 287
  2. (Canada, US, derogatory) A brawny or coarse person.

Forms of bohunk

pluralbohunks

Origin of bohunk

Probably Bohemian + Hungarian. Compare hunk, hunky, honky.

Questions about bohunk

What does bohunk mean?
Bohunk means an immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and socially unsophisticated.
What part of speech is bohunk?
Bohunk is a noun.
How do you pronounce bohunk?
Bohunk is pronounced /ˈboʊhʌŋk/.
What is the plural of bohunk?
The plural of bohunk is bohunks.

Words near bohunk in the dictionary

  1. bohrium
  2. bohrs
  3. Bohstedt
  4. Bohstedts
  5. Bohumín
  6. bohunk
  7. bohunks
  8. Bohuslav
  9. bohuti
  10. bohutis
  11. bohío

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