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hunks

hunks
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [huhngks]
    • /hʌŋks/
    • /hʌŋk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huhngks]
    • /hʌŋks/

Definitions of hunks word

  • noun hunks a large piece or lump; chunk. 1
  • noun hunks Slang. a handsome man with a well-developed physique. a large or fat person. 1
  • noun hunks (slang, dated) A crotchety or surly person; also, a stingy man, a miser. 1
  • noun hunks a crotchety old person 0
  • noun hunks a miserly person 0
  • noun hunks a stingy, disagreeable, surly person 0
See all 8 definitions of hunks

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Origin of hunks

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; origin uncertain; cf. -s4

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hunks

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hunks

hunks popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for hunks

adjective hunks

  • cavemen — Plural form of caveman.
  • oxen — a plural of ox.
  • tuna — any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas. Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.

noun hunks

  • chunks — Plural form of chunk.
  • pieces — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
  • lumps — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
  • doorsteps — Plural form of doorstep.
  • gobs — the mouth.
All 17 Synonyms of hunks

Antonyms for hunks

noun hunks

  • fingers — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
Just one Antonym for hunks

Top questions with hunks

  • how much is college hunks hauling junk worth?
  • how much is college hunks hauling junk?

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