Crying Wolof once more: re: "honky"
Cohen, Gerald Leonard
gcohen at UMR.EDU
Tue Nov 14 22:51:07 UTC 2006
This is or those who don't subscribe to ans-l.
Gerald Cohen
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From: American Name Society on behalf of Lynn C. Hattendorf Westney
Sent: Tue 11/14/2006 3:40 PM
To: ANS-L at LISTSERV.BINGHAMTON.EDU
Subject: Origin of the derogatory term "honky"
My cousin sent this to me today. As we are of Bohemian descent she
thought I would find it interesting. I do and am passing it along to all
of you.
Lynn Westney (maiden name, Tvrdik)
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_257b.html
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