Honky

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← Previous revision Revision as of 15:29, 17 April 2026 Line 2: Line 2: {{Other uses}} {{Other uses}} {{In popular culture|date=December 2019}} {{In popular culture|date=December 2019}} '''Honky''' (also spelled '''honkey''') is a [[List of ethnic slurs|derogatory term]] used to refer to [[white people]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honky |website=Merriam-Webster |title=Honky}}</ref> predominantly heard in the [[United States]]. The first recorded use of "honky" in this context may date all the way back to 1946.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Campbell|first=James|date=May 27, 1999|title=Linguistic Notes: The jive descendants of the 'hipikat'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/linguistic-notes-the-jive-descendants-of-the-hipikat-1096317.html|access-date=Dec 15, 2020|website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=[[Oxford English Dictionary]] |title=Honky |url=http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50107724 |access-date=2010-10-19 |edition=Second |year=1989 |quote=1946 Mezzrow & Wolfe ''Really the Blues'' xii. 216 First Cat: Hey there Poppa Mezz, is you anywhere? Me: Man I'm down with it, stickin' like a honky. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622051841/http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50107724 |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref> '''Honky''' (also spelled '''honkey''') is a [[List of ethnic slurs|derogatory term]] used to refer to [[white people]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honky |website=Merriam-Webster |title=Honky}}</ref> predominantly heard in the [[United States]]. The first recorded use of "honky" in this context may date back to 1946.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Campbell|first=James|date=May 27, 1999|title=Linguistic Notes: The jive descendants of the 'hipikat'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/linguistic-notes-the-jive-descendants-of-the-hipikat-1096317.html|access-date=Dec 15, 2020|website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=[[Oxford English Dictionary]] |title=Honky |url=http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50107724 |access-date=2010-10-19 |edition=Second |year=1989 |quote=1946 Mezzrow & Wolfe ''Really the Blues'' xii. 216 First Cat: Hey there Poppa Mezz, is you anywhere? Me: Man I'm down with it, stickin' like a honky. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622051841/http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50107724 |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref>

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