bohunk

noun — 2 senses

bohunk

noun

/ˈboʊhʌŋk/

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

1

Canada, US, Ethnic, Slur An immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and socially unsophisticated.

  • I know you're surprised that I live in a Czech neighborhood. But my father-in-law, a smart old Jew, bought investment property in this nice safe Bohunk district.1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 287:
2

Canada, US, Derogatory A brawny or coarse person.

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