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hunkies

hunkies

8.9
An informal word people use for attractive muscular men
  • noun
  • Informal
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  • At the gym, everyone couldn't help but admire the hunkies lifting weights with such ease and strength.

Examples

  • The magazine featured several photos of hunkies showcasing their impressive physiques at the beach.

  • The movie was filled with handsome hunkies that charmed the audience with their looks and charisma.

  • But I think we're coming on strong in the medical health plant based world with hunky people like you and Scott Stoll, former Olympic athlete and such.

Synonyms

stud
vshunkies
  • NSFW
70 7.9

An attractive man who is confident and popular with others

focuses more on muscular good looks and playful approval rather than sexual activity
hunk
vshunkies
  • Informal
50 5.8

A well-built man who many people find attractive

is more playful and approving specifically for muscular attractive men
hottie
vshunkies
  • Slang
49 9.5

A very good-looking person

focuses specifically on muscular build and playful tone rather than general beauty
beefcake
vshunkies
  • Informal
9 8.1

A man with a strong, attractive body often shown in photos or media

is broader, used playfully for real people rather than only media images
babe magnet
vshunkies
  • Informal
5 8.3

A person or thing that attracts many people who want to date

refers instead to the person's muscular attractive qualities, not their effect on others

Antonyms

unattractive
37 1.8

Not pleasant to look at or to the senses

unmuscular
4.4

Having weak muscles and little physical strength

How Attractive

heartthrob
  • Informal
16 5.4
hunkies
  • Informal
8.9
handsomeness
3 3.2
good looks
58 1.7

Surface Forms

hunkies plural

Morphology

hunkies = hunky (semi-transparent) = hunk + y + ies

The playful noun is built from hunk plus the adjectival suffix y and a plural ending, but the exact lexicalized sense is colloquial rather than fully literal.

Etymology

Hunkies for attractive, muscular men comes from hunk, a word that once meant a 'large piece' and then a 'big, strong person', so a hunk is someone with a strong, attractive body.