honyock

ˈhɑnjɑk

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#1·11h ago

(US, slang) A person (especially a farmer) of relatively recent Central or Eastern European peasant extraction.

1938, Unknown FWP Author, A South Dakota Guide, Works Project Administration, Chapter 1, South Dakota Today:

Origin: * Historically, honyock referred to immigrant homesteaders "stubbornly" farming "hardscrabble" or "hardpan" land considered better suited to livestock ranching. * The first recorded usage in print appeared before 1860. Usage of the word peaked around 1927, and subsequently fell into relative disuse by 1980. * Multiple possible origins of this word have been suggested: ** Portmanteau word from Hun/Hungarian and the ethnic slur Polack. ** Derivation of the German compound word "Honigjäger", meaning honey chaser; A reference to pursuing "sweet" opportunities and inevitably getting "stung" by u. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·11h ago

(US, slang, sometimes, pejorative) A person who is foolish, stupid, oafish, wild, impetuous, or stubborn.

: Today "honyock," or farming homesteader, and old-timer live peaceably side by side and each has learned much from the other. The old-timer taught his neighbor the art of stock raising on the range, and the honyock convinced the old-tim…

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