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hunk

[huhngk]
–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; < D dial. hunke


1. block, gobbet, clod, wad, gob.
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hunk   (hŭngk)   
n.  
  1. Informal A large piece; a chunk: a hunk of fresh bread.

  2. Slang A sexually attractive man with a well-developed physique.


[Perhaps from Flemish hunke, a piece of food.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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hunk

  1. n.
    a strong and sexually attractive male. : Who was that hot hunk I saw you with?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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