hunks

American  

[huhngks] / hʌŋks /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. a crabbed, disagreeable person.

2. a covetous, stingy person; miser.

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hunks British  

/ hʌŋks /

noun

1. a crotchety old person

2. a miserly person

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Etymology

Origin of hunks

1595–1605; origin uncertain; -s ⁴

Example Sentences

Crispy bacon bits, poppy pickled onions, hunks of avocado, corn nuts, everything bagel seasoning, za’atar, toasted breadcrumbs, torn herbs.

From Salon

There is so much demand for these hunks of carbon fiber that bats have entered the stratosphere of products known in the retail industry as “high heat.”

From The Wall Street Journal

I would never forget the image of those hunks of rock falling around our heads as we ran for the platform.

From Literature

Aged gray tree hunks form arches, for instance, over bridges that tower over clay-colored paths with hoof prints.

From Los Angeles Times

You can go maximalist — an Alison Roman–style ham party, complete with pickled vegetables, fancy mustard and crusty bread — or you can go blissfully minimal with a giant sub sliced into generous hunks.

From Salon