hunks
Americannoun
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a crabbed, disagreeable person.
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a covetous, stingy person; miser.
noun
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a crotchety old person
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a miserly person
Etymology
Origin of hunks
1595–1605; origin uncertain; cf. -s 4
Example Sentences
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Watt says he will allocate nearly 20% of shares in his new beer company, called Second Best, to people who lost money after investing in Brewdog's Equity for Punks scheme.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
A group of staff calling themselves Punks with Purpose published an open letter calling out a toxic culture at Brewdog, laying the blame squarely at the feet of Watt.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
The Equity Punks will likely get nothing, although many joined the Brewdog revolution not to make a profit, but to become part of a club with benefits.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
"All self-respecting captains go down with their ships," James Watt declared in his finance memoir Business for Punks in 2015.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
“Friggin' in the Rigging” by the Sex Pistols came on and the Upton Punks pogoed up the front.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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