hon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: hŭn
ipa: /hʌn/
ipa: /hʊn/
rhymes: -ʌn
homophone: hun
homophone: Hun
Forms: form: hons
form: hun
Etymology: Shortened from honey.
The transgender slang sense derives from the supposedly abundant use of "hon" as a term of address by older transgender women, presumably as a way to verbally affect a femininity they are otherwise perceived by some to lack (due to not passing well), and is especially associated with the cliché phrase "you look great, hon". Derogatory sense likely came about from users of 4chan's /lgbt/ board mocking the discourse on transgender forum Susan's Place.
Senses: examples: text: Hey, hon! How was your day at work?
glosses: A term of endearment; Honey, sweetheart
glosses: A term of endearment; Honey, sweetheart
A friendly term of address.
examples: text: This youngshit mogs me: I'm such a hon.
text: If you didn't experience that you'll end up one of those ugly SJW programmer transbian hons with dyed hair sucking each other's dicks while acting like men in every way possible.
ref: 2015 October 18, anonymous author, 4chan, /lgbt/:
text: [cw anti-trans slurs] I get that they're rarer than 'trap' (being used to describe trans women as intentional deceivers) but I'd like it if people could be equally hostile to the terms 'brick' and 'hon' honestly / it's all transmisic garbage
ref: [2018 June 10, @addamschloe, Twitter, archived from the original on 07 May 2022:
text: 'brick' refers to a trans woman who doesn't 'pass', 'hon' refers to a trans woman who doesn't pass and also is nice to other trans women who don't pass, particularly used against older trans women
ref: [2018 July 10, @addamschloe, Twitter, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2021:
text: Consider the fact that /tttt/ calls any positive trans space a hugbox full of hons. We're still hung up about passing and it's so pathetic.
ref: 2020 May 12, @MsBdUnicorn, Twitter, archived from the original on 20 Feb 2023:
text: listen hon, if you're a "biological boy" that's cool and all but the rest of us are trans women.
ref: 2022 June 2, @stacycay, Twitter, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2022:
text: i feel like that depends on how you're using it. referring to yourself as a "hon", or using it as a joke, sure. but calling other trans people hons directly or indirectly is a bit far imo. it's an insult about something specific, so it's different from general slurs like "tranny"
ref: [2022 September 16, @mishawave, Twitter, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2022:
text: It [the word "hon"] comes from the cliché, "You look great, hon," which is often used by older transitioners who do not "pass."
ref: 2019 April 16, Andrea James, “Transgender slang, slurs, and controversial words”, in Transgender Map, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2023:
text: On TTTT, a major piece of jargon is "hon," a slur used by trans women for other trans women.
ref: 2018 August 17, Natalie Wynn, 24:45 from the start, in Incels, ContraPoints:
antonyms: passoid
qualifier: 4chan /lgbt/ slang
glosses: A trans woman who does not pass; a clocky trans woman.
Derived terms: sense: Terms derived from hon (transgender slang)
word: -hon
sense: Terms derived from hon (transgender slang)
word: honfidence
sense: Terms derived from hon (transgender slang)
word: honscience