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Old 05-02-2005, 03:54 PM
Rudey Rudey is offline
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Originally posted by TheEpitome1920
I understand your point but the "h" word doesn't have the same history that the "n" word does.
Maybe not. I put the definition below because I didn't really know what it meant. But is that racism or ignorance that he thinks they are the same?

hon·ky or hon·kie also hon·key ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hôngk, hng-)
n. Offensive Slang pl. hon·kies, also hon·keys
Used as a disparaging term for a white person.


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[Possibly blend of Wolof honq, red, pink, of light complexion, and hunky1.]

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honky

n : offensive names for a White man [syn: whitey, honkey, honkie]

-Rudey
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