honk meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

honk

verb

UK /hɒŋk/ · US /hɑŋk/

Etymology Onomatopoeic.

To use a car horn.

To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.

To make the vocal sound of a goose.

Slang To vomit.

WAYNE: Phil, what are you doing here? You're partied out, man. Again. GARTH: What if he honks in the car?1992, Wayne's World (film):

Australia, UK, Slang To have a bad smell.

Informal To squeeze playfully, usually a breast or nose.

noun

Etymology Onomatopoeic.

The harsh note produced by a typical car horn.

The operator went out on to the platform with his handlamp and waved it in the traditional "wash-out" signal across the body. The engineer had been expecting this and responded at once with an acknowledging honk on the horn before bringing this huge, 16-car train gently to a stand at the platform.1961 July, J. Geoffrey Todd, “Impressions of railroading in the United States:Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 424:

The cry of a goose or similar bird.

Australia, UK, Slang A bad smell.

intj

Etymology Onomatopoeic.

Imitation of car horn, used, for example, to clear a path for oneself.

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