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Slur of the Day: Where did the term “honkey” originate?

Honky also spelled “honkey” or “honkie”
(1) (U.S.) an offensive term for a white person. Derived from an African-American pronunciation of “hunky“, the disparaging term for a Hungarian laborer. The first record of its use as an insulting term for a white person dates from the 1950s.[101]
Bohunk, hunky
(North America) a person of east-central European descent. Originally referred to those of Bohemian (now Czech Republic) descent. It was commonly used toward Ukrainian immigrants during the early 20th century.[20] Is where honkey comes from?

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