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Originally posted by Rudey
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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Hmm... I'm not quite sure how to label this incident. I think a lot of White folks have these opinions about Black folks but in trying to be PC they figure out other ways to express them. He just wasn't as tactful and lost his job!
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