English Explanatory Dictionary

bohunk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and socially unsophisticated.
  2. A brawny or coarse person.

Pronunciation

/ˈboʊhʌŋk/

Word forms

bohunk bohunks

Etymology

Probably Bohemian + Hungarian. Compare hunk, hunky, honky.

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