bohunk

[boh-huhngk] /ˈboʊˌhʌŋk/
noun, Slang.
1.
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to an unskilled or semiskilled foreign-born laborer, especially from east central or southeastern Europe.
Compare hunky2 .
2.
a rough, stupid person.
Origin
1900-05, Americanism; Bo(hemian) + Hung(arian), with devoicing of the g
Usage note
This term originally referred to Hungarian immigrants, and later to Czechs, Poles, and other Slavs.
British Dictionary definitions for bohunk

bohunk

/ˈbəʊˌhʌŋk/
noun
1.
(US & Canadian, offensive, slang) a labourer from east or central Europe
Word Origin
C20: blend of Bo(hemian) + Hung(arian), with alteration of g to k
Contemporary definitions for bohunk
noun

See beauhunk

Word Origin and History for bohunk

Bohunk

n.

1903, U.S. derogatory slang for "lower class immigrant from Central or Eastern Europe," probably from Bohemian + a distortion of Hungarian.

Slang definitions & phrases for bohunk

beauhunk

noun

A handsome male: I want to meet that beauhunk over there


bohunk

noun
  1. An immigrant from central or eastern Europe, usually a Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, or Pole; hunky (1900+)
  2. A stupid, clumsy person; lout (1920+) (Loggers)
Related Terms

beauhunk