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[ huhngks ] / hʌŋks /
noun (used with a singular or plural verb)a crabbed, disagreeable person. a covetous, stingy person; miser. Origin of hunks1595–1605; origin uncertain; cf. -s4 Words nearby hunkshunk, hunker, hunker down, hunkers, Hunkpapa, hunks, hunky, hunky-dory, Hunner's ulcer, Hunnish, Huns Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hunksOh, I think there are plenty of hunks left on Game of Thrones. Kit Harington: Game of Thrones’ Jon Snow Learns to Fight Dirty|Marlow Stern|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST And all around Jon and Eric could see wrecked hardware, hunks of metal, smashed trucks, and shells. The Night the SEALS Captured the Butcher of Fallujah|Patrick Robinson|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST When we get to the theater, the ticket vendor fans herself, swooning at the sight of all the hunks. ‘Magic Mike’ Review: 5 Strippers on the Channing Tatum Film|Ramin Setoodeh|June 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST Hunks of safety glass splashed out over the forward deck, but better that than my head. The Knights of Arthur|Frederik Pohl
And is she indeed gone—and your honest father too—and none left at home but that hunks, little John? The Armourer's Prentices|Charlotte M. Yonge She'd throw him hunks o' bread, chunks o' cold meat, and so on. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6)|John McElroy Still Mamie Sue does attentively feed her fudge in hunks while she darns. Phyllis|Maria Thompson Daviess It had to be stretched a long time and then greased with hunks of fat. Captives of the Flame|Samuel R. Delany
British Dictionary definitions for hunks
noun (functioning as singular) rarea crotchety old person a miserly person Word Origin for hunksC17: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hunkswedge, slice, morsel, lump, gob, slab, clod, loaf, nugget, glob, wad, batch, bulk, portion, mass, bunch, pile, bit, piece, block |