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HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 11 days ago

Did Honky-Tonk come from the word Honky or did Honky come from Honky-Tonk?

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Did Honky-Tonk come from the word Honky or did Honky come from Honky-Tonk?

HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 11 days ago
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  • caseyweederman@lemmy.ca
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    11 days ago

    WELL NOW I HAVE TO KNOW TOO

    • juncto2701@fedia.io
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      10 days ago

      Just like a honky

  • FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website
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    There is an etymology section in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honky-tonk but it will leave you disappointed unfortunately. It’s a lot of could be this or could be that but mainly eff knows.

    • Davel23@fedia.io
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      Same with “honky”.

  • qualia@lemmy.world
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    I’m going to start referring to all music as “tonk” to retroactively make honky-tonk literally translate to white people music. My idiolect is idiotic.

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      I’m gonna start referring to every dialect as idiolect because it’s always idiots talking. It’s me I’m idiots

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    11 days ago

    clearly, someone needs to ask billy bob tnornton.

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