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hunks

[huhngks]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. a crabbed, disagreeable person.

  2. a covetous, stingy person; miser.



hunks

/ hʌŋks /

noun

  1. a crotchety old person

  2. a miserly person

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hunks1

1595–1605; origin uncertain; -s 4
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hunks1

C17: of unknown origin

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