bohunk

noun
/ˈboʊhʌŋk/

Etymology

Probably Bohemian + Hungarian. Compare hunk, hunky, honky.

Definitions

  1. An immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is…

    An immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and socially unsophisticated.

    • I know you're surprised that I live in a Czech neighborhood. But my father-in-law, a smart old Jew, bought investment property in this nice safe Bohunk district.
  2. A brawny or coarse person.

The neighborhood

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