honks

Noun

honk (countable and uncountable, plural honks)

1. The harsh note produced by a typical car horn.
   • The operator went out on to the platform with his handlamp and waved it in the traditional "wash-out" signal across the body. The engineer had been expecting this and responded at once with an acknowledging honk on the horn before bringing this huge, 16-car train gently to a stand at the platform.1961 July, J. Geoffrey Todd, “Impressions of railroading in the United States:Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 424
2. The cry of a goose or similar bird.
3. (Australia, UK, slang) A bad smell.

   Synonyms:

   stink, pong

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