Hunky


[huhng-kee] /ˈhʌŋ ki/

adjective, Slang.
1.
satisfactory; well; right.
2.
even; leaving no balance.
[huhng-kee] /ˈhʌŋ ki/
noun, plural hunkies. (sometimes initial capital letter) Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
1.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Hungarian or Slavic descent, especially an unskilled or semiskilled worker.
[huhng-kee] /ˈhʌŋ ki/
adjective, hunkier, hunkiest.
1.
Slang. (of a male) having a handsome, well-developed physique.

modifier

: hunky talk/ dumb hunkie brain

noun

[fr bohunk]

adjective

Attractive, esp sexually desirable; macho: hunky, bearded actor-troubadour/ the hunky blond who cranks the ferry

[1978+; the related sense, ”thick-set, solidly built,” is found by 1911]

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