hunky

[ huhng-kee ]

/ ˈhʌŋ ki /

satisfactory; well; right.

even; leaving no balance.

Nearby words

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; origin uncertain

[ huhng-kee ]

/ ˈhʌŋ ki /

a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Hungarian or Slavic descent, especially an unskilled or semiskilled worker.

1895–1900; perhaps Hung(arian) (with devoicing of -g-, influenced by hunk) + -y²; cf. bohunk

[ huhng-kee ]

/ ˈhʌŋ ki /

Slang. (of a male) having a handsome, well-developed physique.

First recorded in 1910–15; hunk + -y¹

Sam Claflin—hunky, pretty, beautiful Sam Claflin—won the highly sought-after role.
‘Hunger Games’ Star Sam Claflin Is as Surprised as You Are That He Was Cast as Finnick Odair|Kevin Fallon|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There is no doubt that men can do it, though; Hinds admits he encountered an attempt to cast him in the hunky house-husband role.
Pop Culture’s House Husbands Lag Behind the Reality in American Homes|Soraya Roberts|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The velvet-covered book features 42 hunky men in different locations around the country.
Tel Aviv: The New Gay Travel Hotspot|Itay Hod|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hardly anyone could be more blue collar than Palin, out on the fishing boat with her hunky blue-collar husband, Todd.
Conservatism Wise and Unwise|David Frum|November 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST

I made every last one of them, from the hunky handsome proton to the waifish, Starbucks-named neutrino.
God: Great Job On Finding My Particle!|God, David Javerbaum|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Hunky Ben, being an old acquaintance, was requested to go to the store as a deputation.
Charlie to the Rescue|R.M. Ballantyne
Why, Hunky Ben, it far surpasses my expectations and all you have said about it.
Charlie to the Rescue|R.M. Ballantyne
It seems to me so funny,” she continued, “to hear any one ask if Hunky—not Humpy—Ben is to be trusted.
Charlie to the Rescue|R.M. Ballantyne
But he said Doc Lane told him to let football alone and get hunky with Addicks again.
Full-Back Foster|Ralph Henry Barbour
Let me make an exception: one Hunky, a helper on Number 4, was famed for having "a back like a mule."
Steel|Charles Rumford Walker