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Question about that "Hon. Sessions" sign in front of Jeff Sessions: What does "Hon" mean? (Original Post) Towlie Nov 2017 OP
Honarable grantcart Nov 2017 #1
No. cwydro Nov 2017 #17
Post removed Post removed Nov 2017 #2
HOrreNdous n/t FSogol Nov 2017 #3
Not a damn thing sarah FAILIN Nov 2017 #4
Hoarder Of Not-able-to-recall ck4829 Nov 2017 #5
Lol! demmiblue Nov 2017 #6
It means creepy. Cary Nov 2017 #7
Honey Trapped? nt Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2017 #8
Southern waitress-talk. Aristus Nov 2017 #9
LOL! Beat me to it. nolabear Nov 2017 #12
My first thought as well bigbrother05 Nov 2017 #18
It's a typo True Dough Nov 2017 #10
According to the always reliable Urban Dictionary PJMcK Nov 2017 #11
Abbreviation for "Honey Bunches of Oats" Glorfindel Nov 2017 #13
It's Lilliputian for skip fox Nov 2017 #14
It's an acronym Cirque du So-What Nov 2017 #15
Cabinet members are styled Honorable jmowreader Nov 2017 #16

Response to Towlie (Original post)

Aristus

(66,462 posts)
9. Southern waitress-talk.
Tue Nov 14, 2017, 12:58 PM
Nov 2017

"Looky here, hon. Jes' sit yerself down right here, 'n' th'Congressmins will be right witcha!"

PJMcK

(22,048 posts)
11. According to the always reliable Urban Dictionary
Tue Nov 14, 2017, 01:09 PM
Nov 2017

This seems about right!

Hon

A female from the Hampden or Highlandtown neighborhoods of Baltimore. Generally women do nor reach hon status until they are over 40. She is either 30 lbs overweight or 30 lbs underweight. Her teeth are crooked or missing. She wears a bathrobe all day (known in hon land as a housecoat). She may have curlers in her hair in broad daylight. Maybe even at the Motor Vehicles Administration when she has her picture taken for her driver's license. She smokes. She may have an oxygen tank that she pulls along with her dog when she takes him for a stroll. If she does have a dog, its a Pitbull. If she doesn't, she has numerous cats who all hang out on her front porch. She lives in a rowhouse with her husband who is probably a lot skinner than her. Her porch and front yard are intensely decorated with all manner of statuettes---trolls, Virgin Marys, pink flamingos are hon favorites. There is probably some sort of shrine to the Orioles or the Ravens as well and a birdbath and some seasonal items. She speaks loudly and with an Xtreme Bawlmore accent. Do not not let her appearance and manner of speaking scare you. She is as sweet as pie. She'll call YOU "hon" and if you're from Bawlmore, you'll wave and say "How you doin Deelores?" to which she'll reply something along the lines of "Can't complain hon. Can't complain."

Her forbears were immortalized by John Waters in the Movie "Hair Spray." Please see the movie for further honformation.
Two hons talking to one another (see honversation)

"Hey hon, Where's Elmer?"
"He's downna Royal Farm Store getting a soda hon"
"Hon, if you see him tell him I's lookin for em"
"Okay hon"
"Thanks hon"


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jmowreader

(50,562 posts)
16. Cabinet members are styled Honorable
Tue Nov 14, 2017, 01:37 PM
Nov 2017

The ones we have aren’t, but that’s not the issue. It’s just what they call them.

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