hon

hʌn

Definition

Definition of hon - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

relationship

term of endearment like honey or sweetheart

Hey hon, how was your day?

darling

dear

transgender slang

Rare

Slang

trans woman who does not pass

Rare

Slang

Some people use 'hon' in a derogatory way.

trans woman

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rt hon

abbr.

used as a title for some important people

The rt hon minister delivered a formal statement to Parliament this afternoon.

Origin of hon

Japanese, hon (book)

Examples of hon in a sentence

Hon, could you pass the salt, please?
The term 'hon' sparked a debate online.
She discussed the challenges of being a 'hon'.

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French:chéri, femme trans non validée, ...
German:Schatz, Transfrau, ...
Italian:tesoro, trans, ...
Spanish:cariño, mujer trans que no pasa desapercibida, ...
Portuguese:querido, mulher trans que não passa, ...
Chinese:宝贝, 贬义用语，指未能在外貌或举止上被他人视为顺性别女性的跨性别女性, ...
Japanese:ハニー, ホン, ...
Arabic:حَبيبي, امرأة متحولة لا تمر كامرأة في المجتمع, ...
Hebrew:מוֹתֶק, כִּנּוּי גְּנַאי לְאִשָּׁה טְרַנְסְגֶ׳נְדֶּרִית שֶׁלֹּא עוֹבֶרֶת, ...
Russian:милый, хон, ...
Ukrainian:любий, трансжінка, яка не проходить за жінку, ...
Hindi:जान, होन, ...
Bengali:প্রিয়তমা, হন, ...
Catalan:carinyo, hon, ...
Czech:zlato, hanlivé označení pro trans ženu, která podle okolí nevypadá dostatečně žensky, ...
Danish:skat, hon, ...
Dutch:liefje, hon, ...
Greek:αγάπη μου, τρανς γυναίκα που δεν περνάει, ...
Hungarian:drágám, nem passzoló transznemű nő, ...
Khmer:សម្លាញ់, ពាក្យស្លែងប្រមាថសម្រាប់ស្ត្រីប្តូរភេទដែលគេមើលមិនឃើញថាជាស្ត្រី, ...
Korean:자기야, 트랜스 여성, ...
Persian:عزیزم, هون, ...
Polish:kochanie, niepassująca transfemka, ...
Portuguese (BR):querido, mulher trans que não passa, ...
Romanian:iubitule, femeie trans neacceptată, ...
Swedish:älskling, transkvinna som inte uppfattas som kvinna, ...
Thai:ที่รัก, ฮอน, ...
Turkish:tatlım, geçiş sürecindeki trans kadın, ...
Vietnamese:cưng, tiếng lóng miệt thị chỉ phụ nữ chuyển giới có ngoại hình không được nhìn nhận là phụ nữ, ...

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