hunk

[ huhngk ]

/ hʌŋk /

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noun

a large piece or lump; chunk.

Slang.

a handsome man with a well-developed physique.
a large or fat person.

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Origin of hunk

First recorded in 1805–15, hunk is from the Dutch dialect word hunke

SYNONYMS FOR hunk

1. block, gobbet, clod, wad, gob.

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Examples from the Web for hunk

GERARD BUTLER The Scottish hunk is—surprisingly—leaning towards “NO” when it comes to Scottish independence.
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Does this hunk of glass make up for his untenable relationships?
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In his childhood, he was put in a hospital for the criminally insane after biting a hunk of flesh out of his 9-month-old sister.
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Could a hunk of crystal really be the oldest thing on Earth?
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But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along.
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"Danged if I can make out what this hunk of raw beef is put here for," soliloquized the visitor.
A Dream of Empire|William Henry Venable
I merely took a hunk of what was supplied, set my teeth into it, and pulled.
An American Idyll|Cornelia Stratton Parker
William merely looked at him coldly over a hunk of bread and butter.
Just William|Richmal Crompton
Meanwhile some one must have entered the room, for I saw on a table a hunk of new bread and a bottle of water.
The Three Eyes|Maurice Leblanc
An' he rotch' down an' rotch' down an' tek' hold of a likely appearin' hunk o' wood whut right dar.
Humorous Ghost Stories|Dorothy Scarborough

British Dictionary definitions for hunk

hunk

/ (hʌŋk) /

noun

a large piece

Also called: hunk of a man slang a well-built, sexually attractive man

Word Origin for hunk

C19: probably related to Flemish hunke; compare Dutch homp lump

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Word Origin and History for hunk

hunk

1813, "large piece cut off," possibly from West Flemish hunke (used of bread and meat), which is perhaps related to Dutch homp "lump, hump." Meaning "attractive, sexually appealing man" is first attested 1945 in jive talk (in Australian slang, it is recorded from 1941).

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