Hunk Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms hunk American [huhngk] / hʌŋk /

noun

1. a large piece or lump; chunk.

   Synonyms: gob, wad, clod, gobbet, block

2. Slang.

   1. a handsome man with a well-developed physique.

   2. a large or fat person.

hunk British / hʌŋk /

noun

1. a large piece

2. Also called: hunk of a man. slang a well-built, sexually attractive man

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Etymology

Origin of hunk

First recorded in 1805–15, hunk is from the Dutch dialect word hunke

Example Sentences

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When I finally nailed a roast chicken — buttered and oiled, stuffed with lemon wedges and hunks of onion and fennel — I felt like a goddess.

From Salon

Generous hunks of vanilla bean dot her lemon marmalade; bay leaf infuses her blackberry jam.

From The Wall Street Journal

A soaker is their thesis statement: a triple-beige stack of crisp-edged bread surrendering to brown gravy, studded with little hunks of meat that run a satisfying gradient from fatty to caramelized.

From Salon

I tore through half a bottle in a week—drizzling it over salads, spooning it onto seafood, and, of course, dunking torn-up hunks of crusty French bread.

From Salon

Massive hunks of concrete rained down around the building.

From Literature

Related Words

• gob
• lump
• morsel
• slab
• slice
• wedge

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