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hunky¹ Definition

hunky (huŋ)

noun pl. -·kies

Slang a person from EC Europe or of Hungarian or Slavic extraction: a vulgar term of hostility and contempt

Etymology: ? altered < Hungarian

hunky² Definition

hunky (huŋ)

adjective -·i·er, -·i·est

Slang of, like, or characteristic of a hunk (sense )

hunky Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • dory: Once things are going all hunky dory, trouble must arrive.
  • actor: The hunky actor had turned down attempts to lure him back to the soap because he wanted to become a Tory MP.
  • guy: They're either thin women or beefy, hunky guys who work out in the gym all the time.
  • man: Is that the deluxe model which comes with nice hunky young man to scrub your back in the bath?
  • star: Nancy's job is to investigate death threats coming to Rick Arlen, a hunky TV soap star.
  • fireman: Go for a tour of the city in a fire engine with hunky firemen.

Modifying Another Word

pretty: True there are Gudgeon in these places of specimen proportions that can engulf a pretty hunky piece of meet or a mouthful of maggots.