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Definitions

Wiktionary

  1. n. Honey, sweetheart (used as a term of endearment).

Etymologies

  1. Shortened from honey. (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “Drottning, Björn, du fåfängt jagar, 8 var mig kär från barndomsdagar; hon är spelets bästa docka, hur det går, _hon_ räddas må.”

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  • “Men här är det annorlunda: outsäglig längtan slår 8 sina vingar kring min panna; som en drömmande jag går, kan ej glömma Balders hage, kan ej glömma eden än, som hon svor, -- _hon_ bröt den icke, grymma gudar bröto den.”

    Fritiofs Saga

  • “To certain people in Baltimore, the word hon, which is short for honey, isn't just a nice thing to call someone.”

    NPR Topics: News

  • “And that she called her hon, even though she probably said that to everybody.”

    Simon & Schuster: My Dreams Out in the Street

  • “Concentration in Hebrew is often called "hon v'shilton", which means "fortune and governance", but refers more to the close relationship between the two.”

    Reuters: Press Release

  • “These folks have felt that their use of the word hon was part of who they are," says”

    NPR Topics: News

  • “Whiting has trademarked the word hon, but she says she doesn't own the word.”

    NPR Topics: News

  • “Maybe it's because I live in the South - it's okay if a waitress calls me "hon" - she does it to everyone!”

    How Do We Speak to Them? (The Boomer Blog)

  • “So I actually called her hon, even though I always thought that word sounded superphony.”

    Simon & Schuster: Dork Diaries

  • “Well hon, that is a tough road to travel and not much of it is paved.”

    Final Post about Amtrak Annie

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  • PossibleUnderscore Does anyone know from where addressing strangers as 'love' (or 'luv') come? I get that sort of thing a lot but I don't think it's exclusively Australian. Jan 10, 2011

  • milosrdenstvi I decided this week that henceforth I would be true to my Baltimoron heritage and address strangers as "hon". We'll see how long it takes to pick up the habit. Jan 7, 2011

  • rolig Dontcry, so I guess one could say you live in Westward Ho!

    Rt, I can't take credit for the photo; I trawled in on Google and found it on the Intelligent Travel blog. Oct 31, 2008

  • reesetee I only knew from double-checking the website, rol. Beautiful photo! Reminds me of South Philadelphia around the holidays. :-) Oct 31, 2008

  • dontcry Oh, we're BIG, baby. Almost as big as the hair at Honfest! Oct 31, 2008

  • rolig Dontcry, I didn't know Howard Co. was big enough to have a Western Howard Co. (just kidding).

    Reesetee, thanks for reminding me that it's "Honfest", not "Hon Fest". I'm not sure I ever actually went to Honfest, though I like Hampden, especially the diner food and the "Miracle on 34th Street" at Christmas time! (See here.) Oct 31, 2008

  • reesetee I've been to Honfest! What a blast! Oct 31, 2008

  • dontcry Western Ho.Co., hon! Oct 31, 2008

  • rolig You live in B'more, dontcry? Oct 31, 2008

  • dontcry Yes! I live very close to the "Hons!" Oct 31, 2008

  • rolig The annual celebration of the Hampden neighborhood in Baltimore is called the Honfest, from the fact that people in this part of the city traditionally address everyone, and especially people whose names they don't know, as "hon." Oct 31, 2008

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