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the sound of a metal box screaming the emotions its driver refuses to.
means To make a loud, harsh, blaring sound — especially the noise of a car horn or a goose.
from An imitative word, born by mimicking the very sound it names — the same instinct that gave us 'honk' for a goose's cry. English has used it for the goose since the 19th century; once cars arrived with their blaring horns, the word slid neatly onto them too, because nothing else captured that flat, nasal blast quite so well.
- goose origin
- named for the geese that honked it first
- legal weapon
- many cities ban honking except for danger
- decibel range
- car horns hit 110 decibels, near pain threshold
- cultural tongue
- in some countries it means hello, not rage
for instance
canada goose honk — iconic v-formation call heard across north america during spring and fall migration
la cucaracha horn — traditional mexican folk song melody commonly used as car horn ringtone and novelty sound