Honk

Meaning

moron (stupid person)

Concepts

fool

simpleton

dolt

gander

git

idiot

pillock

simple

putz

gomeral

birdbrain

mouth breather

chump

Synonyms

Armleuchter

Hohlkopf

Depp

Dummkopf

Dumpfbacke

Einfaltspinsel

Hornochse

Idiot

Vollpfosten

Schwachmat

Schwachkopf

Blödmann

Hirni

Dummerjan

Trottel

Blödian

Holzkopf

Rindvieh

Schafskopf

Dummerchen

Döskopp

Spaten

Strohkopf

Stiesel

Esel

🍑

Flachwichser

Gimpel

Tor

Dämlack

Tropf

Kamel

🐫

Kindskopf

Mondkalb

Narr

Spatzenhirn

Doofkopf

Simpel

Doofi

Spatzengehirn

Vollhonk

Dummbratze

Pappnase

Blödel

Tölpel

Stoffel

simpel

Hohlbirne

Niete

Kretin

Tuppe

Translations

cretino

fada

bêta

bourrique

andouille

balourd

benêt

bête

abruti

couillon

crétin

idiot

imbécile

sot

allocco

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.