hunky
1[ huhng-kee ]
Origin of hunky
1An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; from obsolete New York City slang term hunk, used especially by boys at play for home base,home (the goal); from Dutch honk “post, station, base, home” + -y1; see also hunky-dory
Other definitions for hunky (2 of 3)
hunky2
[ huhng-kee ]
adjective,hunk·i·er, hunk·i·est.
Slang. (of a male) handsome and having well-developed physique.
Origin of hunky
2Other definitions for hunky (3 of 3)
hunky3
or hunk·ie
[ huhng-kee ]
noun,plural hunk·ies.(sometimes initial capital letter)Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Hungarian or Slavic descent, especially an unskilled or semiskilled worker.
Origin of hunky
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