Music Genre Terms

noun a derogatory term used to refer to a white person

• The term 'honky' is considered a derogatory slang word for white people.
• I heard someone use the word 'honky' at the bar last night.
• Hey honky, why don't you mind your own business?
• The honky-tonk music blared from the jukebox as people danced and sang along.

noun the unauthorized adoption or use of the customs, practices, ideas, etc., of one people or society by members of another and typically more dominant people or society

• The issue of cultural appropriation has sparked debates among scholars and activists.
• Some people don't realize that cultural appropriation can be harmful.
• Stop appropriating other cultures, it's not cool.
• Cultural appropriation is like wearing someone else's identity as a costume.