Associations to the word «Hun»

Wiktionary

HUN, noun. (slang) Affectionate abbreviation of honey.
HUN, noun. A grey partridge.
HUN, noun. A member of a nomadic tribe, the Huns, most likely of Turkic origin, which invaded Europe in the fourth century from Central Asia.
HUN, noun. (figuratively) a vandal, a barbarian, an uncivilized destructive person
HUN, noun. (slang) (derogatory) (British) A German (popular in the media since World War I)
HUN, noun. (slang) (derogatory) (UK) (Ireland) A Protestant.
HUN, symbol. The ISO 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for Hungary.

Dictionary definition

HUN, noun. A member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century.
HUN, noun. Offensive term for a person of German descent.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats