hon

Alternative forms

• hun

Pronunciation

• enPR: hŭn, IPA^(key): /hʌn/

  • Audio (US):

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• (Northern England, Ireland) IPA^(key): /hʊn/
• Rhymes: -ʌn
• Homophones: hun, Hun

Noun

hon (plural hons)

1. A term of endearment; Honey, sweetheart

   Hey, hon! How was your day at work?

   1. (Southern US) A friendly term of address.
3. (4chan /lgbt/ slang, derogatory, offensive) A trans woman who does not pass; a clocky trans woman.

   Antonym: passoid

   This youngshit mogs me: I'm such a hon.

   • 2015 October 18, anonymous author, 4chan‎, /lgbt/:

     If you didn't experience that you'll end up one of those ugly SJW programmer transbian hons with dyed hair sucking each other's dicks while acting like men in every way possible.

   • [2018 June 10, @addamschloe, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 2022-05-07:

     [cw anti-trans slurs] I get that they're rarer than 'trap' (being used to describe trans women as intentional deceivers) but I'd like it if people could be equally hostile to the terms 'brick' and 'hon' honestly / it's all transmisic garbage]

   • [2018 July 10, @addamschloe, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 2021-06-05:

     'brick' refers to a trans woman who doesn't 'pass', 'hon' refers to a trans woman who doesn't pass and also is nice to other trans women who don't pass, particularly used against older trans women]

   • 2020 May 12, @MsBdUnicorn, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 2023-02-20:

     Consider the fact that /tttt/ calls any positive trans space a hugbox full of hons. We're still hung up about passing and it's so pathetic.

   • 2022 June 2, @stacycay, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 2022-11-15:

     listen hon, if you're a "biological boy" that's cool and all but the rest of us are trans women.

   • [2022 September 16, @mishawave, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 2022-11-15:

     i feel like that depends on how you're using it. referring to yourself as a "hon", or using it as a joke, sure. but calling other trans people hons directly or indirectly is a bit far imo. it's an insult about something specific, so it's different from general slurs like "tranny"]

   • 2019 April 16, Andrea James, “Transgender slang, slurs, and controversial words”, in Transgender Map‎, archived from the original on 2023-04-08:

     It [the word "hon"] comes from the cliché, "You look great, hon," which is often used by older transitioners who do not "pass."

   • 2018 August 17, Natalie Wynn, 24:45 from the start, in Incels‎, ContraPoints:

     On TTTT, a major piece of jargon is "hon," a slur used by trans women for other trans women.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔ̃/

Interjection

hon

2. (humorous) Representing a stereotypical French laugh.

   Hon hon hon, oui oui baguette!

   • 1981 June 12, History of the World, Part I‎, Mel Brooks (actor):

     She's right! We all talk like Maurice Chevalier! Hon hon hon!

   • 2020 May 28, “The sex scandals, walkouts and boos of Cannes Film Festival”, in New York Post‎, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:

     What cinephiles have missed most this spring are the cries of "hon hon hon!" — the bitchy sound of French laughter — bellowing from the Côte d'Azur.

   • 2023 August 18, Kyle Buchanan, “Uma Thurman’s ’Red, White & Royal Blue’ Accent Is One to Savor”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-09-22:

     [Ridley] Scott once said that forcing French accents on the stars of "The Last Duel" would have been "a disaster," but on that count, I beg to differ. Imagine Ben Affleck winding up to crucial lines with a snooty "a-hon-hon-hon!" Now that you have, you won't want to go without.

Alternative forms

• 'hon, h'on

Pronunciation

• (Ireland) IPA^(key): /hmɒn/, /hɒn/, [m̥ɑn]
• Rhymes: -ɒn

Interjection

hon

1. (Ireland, slang); (typically) cheering a sports team, especially a GAA team; exhortation or encouragement come on; congratulations well done, bravo.
   • 2013 September 9, Rosita Boland, “Feelings of relief and anti-climax in Ennis car park”, in The Irish Times:

     “Hon the Banner!” is the single-minded mantra being roared everywhere else.

   • 2016 August 17, Jennifer Dollard "Seagulls cover Beastie Boys' 'Sabotage'" Today FM:

     We're not normally impressed by this kind of stuff but h'on the lads! This is pretty good.

   • 2017 March 16, Amy O'Connor, “GQ did a swanky photoshoot in loads of Dublin pubs with the star of Beauty and the Beast”, in Daily Edge:

     To coincide with the film’s release, GQ recently enlisted the actor to take part in a photoshoot in some of Dublin’s most beloved pubs. ... Hon Dublin!

   • 2017 April 7, Johnny Watterson, John O'Sullivan, “Liveblog: US Masters: Day One”, in The Irish Times:

     22:23 BIRDIE: Lowry (-2) can't find the bottom of the cup with his eagle putt but taps in for birdie. Hon the Offalyman. He's one behind the leaders, McGirt and Hoffman

Noun

hon (plural hons)

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

Usage notes

• While lov may refer to any kind of hunting, hon refers only to those which involve chasing such as of ducks or fox.

Declension

Related terms

Declension

Interjection

hon

1. (dated) Representing laughter; ha, hon

Noun

hon f (plural hons)

2. (4chan /lgbt/ slang, derogatory, offensive) hon

Declension

Derived terms

Inflection

Related terms

Declension

Derived terms

Alternative forms

• one, hoyne, hune

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoːn/
• (Northern) IPA^(key): /hyːn/

Noun

hon (uncountable)

1. (Northern, North Midland) delay, hesitation

References

• “họ̄ne, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Verb

hon (third-person singular simple present honeth, present participle honende, honynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle honed)

1. Alternative form of honen (“to linger”)

Preposition

hon

1. Alternative form of on

Numeral

hon

1. Alternative form of oon

Pronoun

hon

1. Alternative form of oon

Noun

hon (plural hones)

1. Alternative form of hond

Verb

hon (third-person singular simple present hoþ, present participle honde, first-/third-person singular past indicative heng, past participle ihon)

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of hongen

Usage notes

• The intransitive equivalent is hangian.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• āhōn
• behōn
• ġehōn
• ymbhōn

Related terms

• henġan

Descendants

• Middle English: hōn, hangen, hongen (merger with hangian)
  • English: hang
  • Scots: hang

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: hon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hʊn/, [hʊnː]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ʊn

Pronoun

hon

1. she; the third-person, singular, feminine pronoun in the nominative case

   Hon är mycket vacker.

   She is very beautiful.

2. it (for certain nouns that were feminine in Old Swedish)

   Vad är hon?

   What (time) is it?

   Går hon bra?

   Is it (the car) working all right?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːn/
• Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

hon

1. definite singular of ho

Usage notes

• Refers to grammatically feminine singular nouns, hwn (“this”) being the masculine singular and hyn (“this”) the (masculine and feminine) plural equivalents.
• In informal language, hon as a determiner is replaced with yma (“there”) used in conjunction with the definite article y, or in some southern dialects with the definite article and hyn.

  (formal) y ddadl hon ― this debate

  = (informal) y ddadl 'ma

  = (South Wales, informal) y ddadl hyn

  (formal) yr eiliad hon ― this second

  = (informal) yr eiliad 'ma

  = (South Wales, informal) yr eiliad hyn

Usage notes

• Refers to grammatically feminine singular nouns, hwn (“this”) being the masculine singular equivalent. In addition, hyn (“this”) is used nonreferentially, for example, when talking about a general situation, action or event, rather than any particular noun.

Related terms

• hwn (“this”); hyn (“this; these”)
• hwnna, honna, hynna, hwnnw, honno (“that”); hynny (“that; those”)
• y rhain (“these”)
• y rheina, y rheini, y rheiny (“those”)

Related terms

• ho'na'
• ho'n'aawan

See also