Did you perchance mean hob?
Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Honey, sweetheart (used as a term of endearment).
Etymologies
- 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.”
“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.”
“To certain people in Baltimore, the word hon, which is short for honey, isn't just a nice thing to call someone.”
“And that she called her hon, even though she probably said that to everybody.”
“Concentration in Hebrew is often called "hon v'shilton", which means "fortune and governance", but refers more to the close relationship between the two.”
“These folks have felt that their use of the word hon was part of who they are," says”
“Whiting has trademarked the word hon, but she says she doesn't own the word.”
“Maybe it's because I live in the South - it's okay if a waitress calls me "hon" - she does it to everyone!”
“So I actually called her hon, even though I always thought that word sounded superphony.”
“Well hon, that is a tough road to travel and not much of it is paved.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘hon’.
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3-letter Scrabble Words
aah, aal, aas, aba, abo, abs, aby, ace, act, add, ado, ads and 995 more...
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Baltimorese
Words, phrases, and peculiar pronunciations favored by Baltimore locals (Baltimorons).
baltimoron, cigrette, warsh, bawlmer, merryland, wooder, fahr, arhn, tarred, zinc, arnjoos, leginament and 21 more...
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Fun with Apocopes
Words created by removing the end of a longer or original word. See also Fun with Aphesis.
abs, ad, bio, veg, veggie, tux, auto, bike, carbs, pecs, bro, sis and 186 more...
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And another
retrocausality, brusque, gainsay, cheerio, jaundiced, chamois, caw, craw, fudge, bubbler, shebang, bolo and 244 more...
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I'd rather not say
words that grate on my nerves (mainly because of the way they sound, not what they mean)
yogurt, belly, asthma, spruce, daisy, rutabaga, petunia, toot, fecal, oodles, pansy, buddy and 20 more...
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Gag on My Big Big Love
shnookums, honey bun, lover, honey, dear, baby, darling, sweety, sweetheart, sweetums, lovey, hon and 8 more...
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I'd Be Honoured To Do This List
honorifics. might park some formal titles here too until there are enough to spawn another list.
tuan, puan, dr, earl, miss, master, mr, mrs, ms, mx, your highness, your honour and 67 more...
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baltiMORE than you know
The name of this list comes from the city's promotional slogan in the 1980s, in the days of her colorful Mayor William Donald Schaefer.
espantoon, crabcake, hon, bawlmer, bawlmerese, arab, honfest, miracle on 34th s..., hampden, arabber, falls, chesapeake bay and 2 more...
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Choppers
Words that have been cut down from their original glory, ie. apocopes, but are still 'understandable' in the chopped form. eg. doc for doctor. Most of them are horribilisms, I know :-( Let's keep t...
doc, rep, van, bus, fridge, pub, flu, hon, santa, diff, blog, exam and 49 more...
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for our consideration:
blancket, doppelgänger, lisps, mamihlapinatapai, utterly, hipster, detritus, bike, yawn, procrastinate, ☂, woof and 38 more...
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sara's Words
running, happy, love, scintillating, ridiculous, hope, integrity, respect, hon, aposematic, nurse, marathon
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least favorite words
jammies, engorged, tummy, pustule, crotch, plop, fecund, panties, nostril, belly, pimple, hon
Tweets
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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