The difference between Honky and Whitey
When used as nouns, honky means a caucasian person, whereas whitey means a white person, a person of european descent.
check bellow for the other definitions of Honky and Whitey
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Honky as a noun (North America, pejorative, racial slur):
A Caucasian person.
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Honky as a noun (US, obsolete):
A factory hand or general unskilled worker.
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Whitey as an adjective:
Examples:
"a whitey-brown colour"
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Whitey as a noun (AAVE, pejorative, ethnic slur):
A white person, a person of European descent.
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Whitey as a noun (British, slang):
A state or bout of sickness, especially induced by cannabis use.