Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

honkers

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
honkers
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of honker

adj

Drunk.

British usage; Slang

name

Hong Kong, particularly under British colonial rule

Australian usage; British usage; Slang

Etymology

Clipping of Hong Kong + -ers.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more honkers (comparative) most honkers (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Hongkie

Synonyms

Hongkongian

Questions

What does honkers mean?
plural of honker
Where does honkers come from?
Clipping of Hong Kong + -ers.

How to pronounce honkers

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