honky的词源

英文词源

honky (n.)

also honkey, derogatory slang word for "white person," by 1967, black slang, of unknown origin, perhaps from late 19c. hunky "East-Central European immigrant," a colloquial shortening of Hungarian. Honky in the sense of "factory hand" is attested from 1946.

中文词源

honky：白人，白鬼

黑人对白人的蔑称。词源不确定，一种说法是来自20世纪初，黑人对那些骑着轰隆的哈雷摩托在红灯区或马路边招妓的白人的蔑视词。

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