hunk
pronunciation
How to pronounce hunk in British English:
UK [hʌŋk]
How to pronounce hunk in American English:
US [hʌŋk]
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- Noun:
- a well-built sexually attractive man
- a large piece of something without definite shape
Word Origin
- hunk (n.)
- 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).
Example
- 1. Who 's the hunk ?
- 2. Think this is a hunk of plastic that won 't fetch a tennis ball ?
- 3. I uncover a broken flange with screws still attached , and taylor digs up a hunk of lead .
- 4. Non-veg meals , that is meals that must include a hunk of meat , were a hit this year .
- 5. Who was that gorgeous hunk you were with last night ?