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hunk

[huhngk]

noun

  1. a large piece or lump; chunk.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  2. Slang.

    1. a handsome man with a well-developed physique.

    2. a large or fat person.



hunk

/ ʌŋ /

noun

  1. a large piece

  2. Also called: hunk of a man.slanga well-built, sexually attractive man

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hunk1

First recorded in 1805–15, hunk is from the Dutch dialect word hunke
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hunk1

C19: probably related to Flemish hunke; compare Dutch homp lump
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Just this pitiful hunk of plastic that used to be something important.”

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Anthony has a thriving bakery business staffed by well-endowed hunks in too-tight denim uniforms.

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Ethan Dexter looks like a mountain man hunk, but in his private life, he’s lost in the wilderness when it comes to women.

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A perfectly executed send-up of the loud, hyper, over-the-top TV ads that have driven generations of kiddos to beg their parents to purchase hunks of plastic shaped like muscular heroes and ferocious monsters.

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She covered Tammy Wynette’s “Stand by Your Man” and John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” and she brought out the up-and-coming country hunk George Birge to do his “Cowboy Songs.”

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