Hun

Definitions

1. A surname from Khmer.
2. Alternative spelling of hon (“affectionate abbreviation of honey”).
   alt-of, alternative, informal
3. A grey partridge.
4. A member of a nomadic tribe (the Huns) who invaded Europe in the fourth century from Central Asia.
5. A vandal, a barbarian, an uncivilized destructive person.
   figuratively
6. A woman perceived as basic, brash, working class and fond of alcohol.
   UK, slang
7. A German.
   derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur
8. A woman involved in a multi-level marketing scheme, especially one who pushes it on social media.
   slang
9. A Protestant.
   Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang
10. A Rangers Football Club supporter; an Orangeman.
    Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang

Equivalents

19 more languages

العربيةهان

Catalàhun

ČeštinaHun

ΕλληνικάΟύννος

Suomihunni

Magyarhun

Հայերենհոն

Italianounno

日本語フン族匈奴

Қазақ тіліғұн

한국어훈

Kurdîhûn

LatinaHunni

Монголхүннү

Nederlandshun

PolskihunHunka

Portuguêshuno

Русскийгунн

Türkçehun

Examples

“So social media has broken even Elon Musk. I’m forced to ask⟳: U OK hun? [title]”

“Answer⟳: you are a hun – but a high-end hun, one who knows her wine, her music, her interiors and her labels, and whose reluctance to do Dry January, or go vegan makes her such great company, this month and every month.”

“It’s no wonder⟳ she’s become⟳ a central figure⟳ in “hun culture” – an online subculture that idolises a certain strata of famous working-class British women, while also taking the mick out of her leopard print⟳ kettle and weakness for a premixed gin-in-a-tin cocktail.”

“This corporate love-bombing can serve⟳ a hun well, bagging them new downlines and potentially more money (MLMs are renowned for extremely low pay⟳).”

“Instead of blaming MLM "huns," we should direct⟳ our anger at the companies that are knowingly putting so many people in debt and alienating them from their communities.”

“Doubtless the first German band to return⟳ to England will be composed of the most gentle peace and beer-loving Huns that ever visited our favoured shores.”

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