hunk
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5.8
- noun
- /hʌŋk/
- Informal
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guapo
- Paulette looks up to see the UPS guy, a strapping hunk of a man in his late 30s.
- a gorgeous hunk
- a Hollywood hunk
- a handsome hunk
Like, you just got a hunk, and I think that's not bad for you.
- Like, you just got a hunk, and I think that's not bad for you.
- Give it up for the hunk in a hard hat that is Kevin McCloud.
- And I am George Clark, otherwise known as Clarky, otherwise known as that hunk that sits across from Max.
- And she's like, listen, your Angel is waiting for you, that hunk of a man is crying his little eyes out.
- Meanwhile, Hollywood hunk Channing Tatum says he once bought new T-shirts for an entire year to avoid doing laundry.
- And now he's boxing like I part of it's like, what are we doing, hunk?
- So, you know, bands formed the epicentre of your understanding of the world, whether you're a hippie, A rocker, rockabilly, a mod hunk, or, like me, a goth.
Examples
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Meanwhile, Hollywood hunk Channing Tatum says he once bought new T-shirts for an entire year to avoid doing laundry.
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Some magnificent, broad-shouldered hunk of a European man.
Fiction book (2002) -
In her sleep, she saw a hunk of a man like you, and he was just staring at her.
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You know... I remember I was voted Biggest Hunk two years in a row.
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I just saw this hunk sitting on the couch across from my mother.
Fiction book (1995) -
The new guy at the gym is such a hunk; everyone admires his muscular physique.
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She couldn't help but notice the hunk in the coffee shop who was reading a novel.
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After the contest, he proudly accepted the title of Biggest Hunk at the school event.
Synonyms
70
7.9
An attractive man who is confident and popular with others
49
9.5
A very good-looking person
9
8.1
A man with a strong, attractive body often shown in photos or media
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9.5
A person who looks very attractive
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8.1
An attractive confident man admired for his looks
Antonyms
How Attractive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hunk later came to mean an attractive, well-built man, as if he were a 'big piece' of muscle or strength. So calling someone a hunk links the idea of size and muscle to being sexually attractive.