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bohunks

bohunks is the plural of bohunk.

Meaning of bohunk

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.

Questions about bohunks

What is bohunks the plural of?
Bohunks is the plural of bohunk.

Words near bohunks in the dictionary

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

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