noun
1.
a large piece or lump; chunk.
2.
Slang.
a.
a handsome man with a well-developed physique.
b.
a large or fat person.
Origin:
1805–15; < Dutch dialect hunke
1805–15; < Dutch dialect hunke
Synonyms
1. block, gobbet, clod, wad, gob.
1. block, gobbet, clod, wad, gob.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a large piece |
| 2. | slang Also called: hunk of a man a well-built, sexually attractive man |
| [C19: probably related to Flemish hunke; compare Dutch homp lump] | |
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Hunk
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
hunk
1813, "large piece cut off," probably from W.Flem. hunke (used of bread and meat), which is perhaps related to Du. homp "lump, hump." Meaning "attractive, sexually appealing man" is first attested 1945 in jive talk (in Australian slang, it is recorded from 1941).
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hunk definition
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Example sentences
For example, the standard dry pressing method requires ceramic powder to be compacted into a solid hunk of material, a billet.
The famous model and ubiquitous romance novel cover hunk tried to patent his hotness in a bottle.
Step on a hunk of quartz in the dirt, and you'll think nothing of it.
In the end he decided that the shape and price of the hunk of metal he drove to and from work each day was his own business.
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