Honkey

honky has been around for a long time - my dad was a Chicago cop since '55 and even when I was little (4 or 5) I've heard him telling "war stories" of encounters with the people on his beat where they referred to white folks as "honkies". "hood" is a newer term, but I remember hearing ofay and otay on episodes of the Little Rascals, from back in the 30's... "cracker" is a southern version of "honky", never heard it until I went to texas for basic training. How in the hell did this list get into racial slang anyway? -----Original Message----- From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Douglas Quebbeman Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 11:10 AM To: 'classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org' Subject: RE: Honkey Then there's ofey/ofay... Oh, yeah, down 'Bama way, I believe the term is "frecklebelly".... why? Ever notice how bubba's t-shirts sometimes wear so thin around the belly? It's cognate to "redneck"... -dq