hun

Definition

Alternative spelling of hon (“affectionate abbreviation of honey”).

Etymology

Clipping of honey with pronunciation spelling.

Example Sentences

• "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."