Discussion Forum—A Way with Words, a fun radio show and podcast about language

A high-school teacher in Fort Worth, Texas, wonders about the origin of the term honky. This word is widely considered impolite, and likely derives from various versions of the term hunky or hunyak used to disparage immigrants from Eastern Europe. This is part of a complete episode.

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