[Ads-l] Antedating of "Honky" (Adjective)

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sat Apr 26 19:33:38 UTC 2025


honky, adj. (OED 1967 [25 May])

1967 Nashville Tennessean 25 Mar. 2/6 (Newspapers.com)

If your honky governor came, you'd have to go listen to him.

Fred Shapiro

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