bohunk
[ boh-huhngk ]
/ ˈboʊˌhʌŋk /
noun Slang.
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to an unskilled or semiskilled foreign-born laborer, especially from east central or southeastern Europe.
Compare hunky2.
a rough, stupid person.
Origin of bohunk
usage note for bohunk
This term originally referred to Hungarian immigrants, and later to Czechs, Poles, and other Slavs.
Words nearby bohunk
bohr magneton,
bohr radius,
bohr theory,
bohr, niels,
bohrium,
bohunk,
boi,
boiardo,
boieldieu,
boil,
boil away
British Dictionary definitions for bohunk
bohunk
/ (ˈbəʊˌhʌŋk) /
noun
US and Canadian offensive, slang
a labourer from east or central Europe
Word Origin for bohunk
C20: blend of
Bo (
hemian) +
Hung (
arian), with alteration of
g to
k