honk v.1
1. (US, also honk on) to talk loudly in a boastful manner.
![]() | Four Million (1915) 48: She would honk loudly the word ‘Clara,’ she would show you her back, and march downstairs. | ‘The Skylight Room’ in|
![]() | Garden of Sand (1981) 431: ‘Come back here!’ the barkeeper honked. | |
![]() | Fixx 175: Red-faced youths, honking with delight. | |
![]() | Permanent Midnight 279: He made a point of mentioning the Oxford thing, and honked on it constantly. | |
![]() | Vatican Bloodbath 108: The chinlessly honking offspring of Britain’s genetically defective landed aristocracy. |
2. to vomit.
![]() | Train to Hell 116: Bring some plonk but don’t honk. | |
![]() | Vinnie Got Blown Away 15: Dickheads out of Loughton honk up their rump steaks all over the gutter. | |
![]() | Gutshot Straight [ebook] She felt like she was going to hornk [sic] up her lunch, she was so scared. |
3. to snore.
![]() | Turning (2005) 150: That night in bed [...] Max honked and farted beside her. |
In derivatives
(Aus.) aggressively verbose.
![]() | Sport (Adelaide) 6 July 13/1: They Say [...] That Shorty was refused admission to a place of public entertainment and went very honkish about it. |