ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Honyock

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation [ˈhɑnjɑk] · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Honyock is a noun meaning (US, slang) A person (especially a farmer) of relatively recent Central or Eastern European peasant extraction.

Meaning

(US, slang) A person (especially a farmer) of relatively recent Central or Eastern European peasant extraction.

More Meanings

  1. (US, slang, sometimes derogatory) A person who is foolish, stupid, oafish, wild, impetuous, or stubborn.

Example Sentences

(Father) told me I was a honyock, kissed my mother(...), and gave me a Dutch rub.
Oh, and did you notice that last line? "I am the Lord." This is not just some guy off the street; not some honyock who doesn't know anything!
"Olivia, put some clothes on and I'll be back to deal with you directly. And as for you!" He poked Rhys on the center of his chest. "Come with me, you hairy-legged honyock!"
"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."

Word Forms

Synonyms for honyock

Depending on context, synonyms include homesteader, hayseed, clodhopper, yokel, yahoo, oaf.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include honyocker, hunyok, hunky, hunkie, honky, honklet.

Related Dictionary Tools

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.