hunky

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Probably Dutch hunke, 19th century.

Adjective[edit]

hunky (comparative hunkier, superlative hunkiest)

  1. (slang) Exhibiting strong, masculine beauty.
  2. Shaped like a hunk, or piece; chunky.
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From the older hunk, probably alteration of Hungarian. Compare bohunk.

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

hunky (plural hunkies)

  1. (North America, slang, ethnic slur) A person of Hungarian or Slavic, especially Ukrainian, descent.

References[edit]

  • “hunky” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
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