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hunky
1[ huhng-kee ]
hunky
2[ huhng-kee ]
adjective
- Slang. (of a male) handsome and having well-developed physique.
hunky
3[ huhng-kee ]
noun
- a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Hungarian or Slavic descent, especially an unskilled or semiskilled worker.
Word History and Origins
Origin of hunky1
Origin of hunky3
Example Sentences
That would certainly be historic — but it wouldn’t mean everything is finally hunky-dory with our congressional maps.
It is one thing to keep going when everything is hunky-dory, when you are making swift and observable progress.
The NCAA even got in on the act, and—quelle surprise—also determined that everything was hunky-dory.
Sam Claflin—hunky, pretty, beautiful Sam Claflin—won the highly sought-after role.
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.
The velvet-covered book features 42 hunky men in different locations around the country.
Hardly anyone could be more blue collar than Palin, out on the fishing boat with her hunky blue-collar husband, Todd.
Sometimes she will come running in, and say, "I am so hunky dory I don't know what to do; want sonton to neat."
"Hunky" bread-puddings and eggless, faintly-sweetened rice puddings, and pies of various kinds, represent dessert.
You're all right, and the spot is hunky-dory, and it's the durned old boat hez made the mistake, begosh!
Before he could think how he should act, a response came to the call from Hunky Ben.
Without leaving the boat, fishing arm-deep into the brush, he announced, "All hunky-dory."
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