honyock
US/ˈhɑnjɑk/
honyock noun: a person (especially a farmer) of relatively recent Central or Eastern European peasant extraction.
Noun
honyock (plural honyocks)
- A person (especially a farmer) of relatively recent Central or Eastern European peasant extraction.
- Today "honyock," or farming homesteader, and old-timer live peaceably side by side and each has learned much from the other. The old-timer taught his neighbor the art of stock raising on the range, and the honyock convinced the old-timer that some forage crops could be raised and that it was not...1938, Unknown FWP Author, A South Dakota Guide, Works Project Administration, Chapter 1, South Dakota Today
- Synonyms:
- homesteader, hayseed, clodhopper, dirt farmer, yokel, or hick
- A person who is foolish, stupid, oafish, wild, impetuous, or stubborn.
- (Father) told me I was a honyock, kissed my mother(...), and gave me a Dutch rub.2009, Charles Taylor, Winter from Spring, Xlibris Corporation, page 29
- "You city boys are so complicated."
"Better to be complicated than simple."
"Who're you calling simple?"
"The same honyock who damn near got us killed driving here like he was doing the Indy 500 on a dirt road in the woods."
"I'll have you know that was all skill."2011, Robert W. Callis, Hanging Rock, iUniverse, page 141
Examples of honyock in a sentence
- Today "honyock," or farming homesteader, and old-timer live peaceably side by side and each has learned much from the other.1938, Unknown FWP Author, A South Dakota Guide, Works Project Administration, Chapter 1, South Dakota Today
- "Come with me, you hairy-legged honyock!"2013, Connie Mason, Mia Marlowe, Waking Up with a Rake, Sourcebooks Incorporated:
- "I am the Lord." This is not just some guy off the street; not some honyock who doesn't know anything!2016, Tex Tonroy, Out o' th' Bushes: A Texas Preacher's Guide to Givin' Plumb Up!, WestBow Press:
Synonyms of honyock
- homesteader
- hayseed
- clodhopper
- dirt farmer
- yokel
- or hick
- yahoo
- oaf
- or lout
- rube
Forms of honyock
| plural | honyocks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | honyak |
| alternative form | honyocker |
| alternative form | honyok |
| alternative form | huniak |
| alternative form | hunyack |
| alternative form | hunyak |
| alternative form | hunyok |
Origin of honyock
* Historically, honyock referred to immigrant homesteaders "stubbornly" farming "hardscrabble" or "hardpan" land considered better suited to livestock ranching. * The first recorded usage in print appeared before 1860. Usage of the word peaked around 1927, and subsequently fell into relative disuse by 1980. * Multiple possible origins of this word have been suggested: ** Portmanteau word from Hun/Hungarian and the ethnic slur Polack. ** Derivation of the German compound word "Honigjäger", meaning honey chaser; A reference to pursuing "sweet" opportunities and inevitably getting "stung" by unanticipated but predictable consequences. ** Derivation of the Hungarian adjective "hanyag", and its multiple definitions and negative connotations such as careless, sloppy, slothful and slow.
Questions about honyock
- What does honyock mean?
- Honyock means a person (especially a farmer) of relatively recent Central or Eastern European peasant extraction.
- How do you use honyock in a sentence?
- Today "honyock," or farming homesteader, and old-timer live peaceably side by side and each has learned much from the other.
- What part of speech is honyock?
- Honyock is a noun.
- How do you pronounce honyock?
- Honyock is pronounced /ˈhɑnjɑk/ (US).
- What is the plural of honyock?
- The plural of honyock is honyocks.
Words near honyock in the dictionary
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