hunky-dory 的詞源

also honka-dori, "quotation from a previous work remixed as part of a new piece," originally of poetry but also used of other artforms (music, film, etc.), 1984 in a Japanese context. Sometimes Englished as allusive variation or spiritual sequel. From Japanese honkadori, "original poem adaptation." Not related to hunky-dory.

Allusive Variation. A common term for honkadori, or a poem "taking an original." I prefer to call such take-offs or, more loosely yet, speak of a poem's "playing" or "riffing off" another, because variation implies a kinship often not even alluded to. [Robin D. Gill, Mad in Translation, 2008]

"保守派，守舊派"，1849年，美國英語，尤其是最初指“19世紀40年代紐約保守派民主黨人”（反對 Barnburners）。據說源自紐約方言 hunk “郵局，駐地，家”，因此指“那些在基地上安全待着的人”（見 hunky-dory），但也有人說它來自於一個本地的詞，指一個脾氣暴躁的人，而 hunks 在約1600年被記錄爲一個脾氣乖戾、脾氣暴躁的老人或守財奴的名字。