hunky
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noun, plural hunk·ies. (sometimes initial capital letter) Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a person of Hungarian or Slavic descent, especially an unskilled or semiskilled worker.
Also, hunk·ie.
Origin:
1895–1900; perhaps Hung(arian) (with devoicing of -g-, influenced by hunk) + -y2; cf. bohunk
1895–1900; perhaps Hung(arian) (with devoicing of -g-, influenced by hunk) + -y2; cf. bohunk
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Hunky
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
We don't make any progress by pretending that everything is always hunky-dory.
Things may not exactly be hunky-dory, but some of the innovations at bottom of the pyramid are certainly working.
We haven't told you that everything is all fine and hunky-dory.
The newly hatched sibling seemed to think his older brother was hunky-dory, and they got on famously.
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