[Ads-l] Honyock

[Wilson Gray]

On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 2:43 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> "honky" is pretty clearly from "hunky"


Indeed. In BE, they're the same word. Those who learned the word from
reading it use "honky." Those who learned it by hearing it say "hunky" or
"honky" according as their pronunciation of "funky" vs. "monkey."


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-Wilson
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