honyock

honyock

An unsophisticated person, particularly from a rural place; a bumpkin. When I knew John, he was a total honyock, but he seems pretty used to city life now. I can't believe there are honyocks like you who have never been to a big city. A: "OK, just be sure not to make lewd remarks like that during the dinner party." B: "Hey, I know how to act around decent folk! I'm not a total honyock, you know."

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honyock

(ˈhɑnjɑk)

n. someone, usually a male, who acts like a peasant; a crude or unsophisticated person; a rustic oaf. (Also a rude or playful term of address.) Steve seems like such a honyock until you get to know him.

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