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[ huhng-kee ] / ˈhʌŋ ki / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hunky ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective Slang.satisfactory; well; right. even; leaving no balance. Origin of hunky1An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; origin uncertain Words nearby hunkyhunker, hunker down, hunkers, Hunkpapa, hunks, hunky, hunky-dory, Hunner's ulcer, Hunnish, Huns, hunt Definition for hunky (2 of 3)[ huhng-kee ] / ˈhʌŋ ki /
noun, plural hunk·ies.(sometimes initial capital letter)Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Hungarian or Slavic descent, especially an unskilled or semiskilled worker. Origin of hunky21895–1900; perhaps Hung(arian) (with devoicing of -g-, influenced by hunk) + -y2; cf. bohunk Definition for hunky (3 of 3)[ huhng-kee ] / ˈhʌŋ ki /
adjective, hunk·i·er, hunk·i·est.Slang. (of a male) having a handsome, well-developed physique. Origin of hunky3First recorded in 1910–15; hunk + -y1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hunkySam Claflin—hunky, pretty, beautiful Sam Claflin—won the highly sought-after role. ‘Hunger Games’ Star Sam Claflin Is as Surprised as You Are That He Was Cast as Finnick Odair|Kevin Fallon|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST There is no doubt that men can do it, though; Hinds admits he encountered an attempt to cast him in the hunky house-husband role. Pop Culture’s House Husbands Lag Behind the Reality in American Homes|Soraya Roberts|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST The velvet-covered book features 42 hunky men in different locations around the country. Tel Aviv: The New Gay Travel Hotspot|Itay Hod|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST Hardly anyone could be more blue collar than Palin, out on the fishing boat with her hunky blue-collar husband, Todd. Conservatism Wise and Unwise|David Frum|November 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I made every last one of them, from the hunky handsome proton to the waifish, Starbucks-named neutrino. God: Great Job On Finding My Particle!|God, David Javerbaum|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST Hunky Ben, being an old acquaintance, was requested to go to the store as a deputation. Charlie to the Rescue|R.M. Ballantyne Why, Hunky Ben, it far surpasses my expectations and all you have said about it. Charlie to the Rescue|R.M. Ballantyne It seems to me so funny,” she continued, “to hear any one ask if Hunky—not Humpy—Ben is to be trusted. Charlie to the Rescue|R.M. Ballantyne But he said Doc Lane told him to let football alone and get hunky with Addicks again. Full-Back Foster|Ralph Henry Barbour Let me make an exception: one Hunky, a helper on Number 4, was famed for having "a back like a mule." Steel|Charles Rumford Walker
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