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HON
/hɑn/
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What does HON mean?
noun
- A term of endearment; Honey, sweetheart
- A friendly term of address.
interjection
- (humorous) Representing a stereotypical French laugh.
More meanings (5)
interjection
- (slang) ; (typically) cheering a sports team, especially a GAA team; exhortation or encouragement come on; congratulations well done, bravo.
noun
- Alternative form of hoon (“Indian gold coin”).
- (derogatory, offensive) A trans woman who does not pass; a clocky trans woman.
adjective
- Honourable (in the titles of Members of Parliament)
proper noun
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/hɑn/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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We extract the following from the speech of Hon. Horace Mann, one of the legal counsel for the defendants in that case.
Now let us turn to the results arrived at by a third most experienced hybridiser, namely, the Hon. and Rev. W. Herbert.
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An amiable weakness for Afternoon Tea in the course of his daily official duties which was manifested by the late Hon. Wm.
It is probable that, if the Hon. J. T. Maston did not hear the hurrahs uttered in his honor, his ears at least tingled.
"Keep it concrete and fitted to the intelligence of your audience."--I watched the Hon. Cy, and never said a thing that he couldn't understand.