Honk

Meaning

moron (stupid person)

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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