Honk

honk hönk Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Hong gmw-cfr Hunk, gmw-cfr Hung Kölsch gmw-cfr Hond Moselle Franconian; southern Ripuarian Etymology From gmw-cfr goh hunt (with Ripuarian velarisation), from gmw-cfr gem-pro *hundaz, from gmw-cfr ine-pro *ḱwṓ. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /hoŋk/ Noun gmw-cfr noun m plural Höng or Hong diminutive Hönkche gmw-cfr most dialects of _ Ripuarian dog; hound Usage notes The forms with nk (ng) are preserved even in dialects that have widely reverted the velarisation in word-final position. German Etymology de. Apparently not attested before the 21st century. One theory traces it back to de en honky white person, but this word is little known in Germany and the semantics are hardly satisfactory. Somewhat more plausible seems the derivation from a humorous military acronym for de Hauptschüler ohne nennenswerte Kenntnisse (HonK), roughly referring to a “recruit with lesser education and no mentionable skills”. Such acronyms are often secondary, however. Pronunciation de /hɔŋk/ de De-Honk.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,,s de colloquial derogatory moron stupid person de Horst de Showbeginn Samy Deluxe 2011 Aber bleib mal auf'm Teppich, du Honk / Denn den restlichen Song / Rap' ich perfekt so wie sonst Declension m,,s Derived terms de Vollhonk Further reading