Masculine
Honk
Meaning
moron (stupid person)
Concepts
Synonyms
Dumpfbacke
Blödian
Schafskopf
Döskopp
Strohkopf
Stiesel
Flachwichser
Kindskopf
Mondkalb
Spatzenhirn
Doofkopf
Spatzengehirn
Vollhonk
Dummbratze
Pappnase
Blödel
Hohlbirne
Kretin
Tuppe
dummes Schaf
Todel
Minderbemittelter
Torfnase
dumme Nuss
en Beschmierten
trübe Tasse
Halbdackel
Halbgescheiter
Nullchecker
Vollhorst
Hein Blöd
Pannemann
Sacklpicker
keine Leuchte
Napfsülze
Dösbaddel
dummes Huhn
Armer im Geiste
Blödi
Denkzwerg
geistiger Tiefflieger
Hohlfigur
Knallidiot
geistige Null
Dummrian
Blitzbirne
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɔŋk/
Etymology
Uncertain. Apparently not attested before the 21st century. One theory traces it back to English honky (“white person”), but this word is little known in Germany and the semantics are hardly satisfactory. Somewhat more plausible seems the derivation from a humorous military acronym for Hauptschüler ohne nennenswerte Kenntnisse (HonK), roughly referring to a “recruit with lesser education and no mentionable skills”. Such acronyms are often secondary, however.
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