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hon¹

  • /hʌn/
  • /hɑn/
  • /hʊn/ Ireland, Northern England

Sounds like hun, Hun · Rhymes with -ʌn

Where it comes from

Shortened from honey.

noun hun

  1. A term of endearment; Honey, sweetheart Hey, hon! How was your day at work?
  2. Southern US A friendly term of address.

hon²

  • /hɔ̃/

Where it comes from

The laugh probably originated as a parody of French singer and actor Maurice Chevalier (1888–1972) who was noted for his strong accent in English, and does not represent a typical French laugh. The stereotype was popularized in Internet memes in the mid-2000s and 2010s.

interjection

  1. humorous Representing a stereotypical French laugh. Hon hon hon, oui oui baguette!

hon³

  • /hmɒn/ Ireland
  • /hɒn/ Ireland
  • [m̥ɑn] Ireland

Rhymes with -ɒn

Where it comes from

Clipping of come on with devoicing of /m/. Compare c'mon.

interjection 'hon · h'on

  1. Ireland, slang ; (typically) cheering a sports team, especially a GAA team; exhortation or encouragement come on; congratulations well done, bravo. “Hon the Banner!” is the single-minded mantra being roared everywhere else.

hon⁴

noun hons

  1. alternative Alternative form of hoon (“Indian gold coin”).

hon⁵

Where it comes from

From the supposedly abundant use of "hon" (honey) as a term of address by older transgender women, presumably as a way to verbally affect a femininity they are otherwise perceived by some to lack (due to not passing well), and is especially associated with the cliché phrase "you look great, hon". Derogatory sense likely came about from users of 4chan's /lgbt/ board mocking the discourse on transgender forum Susan's Place.

noun hons

  1. derogatory, offensive A trans woman who does not pass; a clocky trans woman. This youngshit mogs me: I'm such a hon.

    Opposite: passoid

Hon⁶

adjective

  1. UK Honourable (in the titles of Members of Parliament)

Hon⁷

Where it comes from

An surname of unexplained English origin, or borrowed from Cantonese 韓 /韩 (hon4) or Hakka 韓 /韩 (Hòn).

proper noun

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: assemblyman, session, lawmaker, member, conference, meeting, treasury, treasure, honourable, upper, ga, chan, cherished, boyfriend, kiddo, girl

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@misc{hon_2026,
  title = {hon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}