Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoon

/hun/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
hoon
IPA
/hun/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A worthless person; a hooligan or lout.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Derogatory; Slang

noun

A pimp.

Australian usage; Dated; Slang

noun

A person who drives excessively quickly, loudly or irresponsibly; a street drag racer often driving heavily customized cars.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Slang

noun

An attempt or go at something.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Slang

verb

To drive excessively quickly, loudly or irresponsibly.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage

verb

To make a hooting or howling sound.

noun

A unit of weight (about 0.378125 of a gram, or 0.0133 of an ounce) used to measure opium in British-controlled parts of Asia; a candareen.

noun

A pagoda, a type of gold coin.

Indian usage

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Etymology

Uncertain; used initially as a general term of abuse. It first appeared in print in Capricornia (1938) by Australian writer Xavier Herbert (1901–1984); in a 1941 letter Herbert stated he had heard the term in his youth.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 分, हून, -, hoon, *honi

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /hun/
  • British English: /huːn/

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Questions

How do you pronounce hoon?
The recorded pronunciation is /hun/.
What does hoon mean?
A worthless person; a hooligan or lout.
Where does hoon come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce hoon

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