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hunk·y

1   [huhng-kee]
adjective Slang.
1.
satisfactory; well; right.
2.
even; leaving no balance.
Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; origin uncertain

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hunk·y

2   [huhng-kee]
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; compare bohunk

hunk·y

3   [huhng-kee]
adjective, hunk·i·er, hunk·i·est.
Slang. (of a male) having a handsome, well-developed physique.
Origin:
1910–15; hunk + -y1
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honky definition


and honkey; honkie; hunky
  1. n.
    a white male; a Caucasian. (Black. Not necessarily derogatory. A pronunciation variant of hunky. Compare to jonx = junks.) : Some honky was around asking for you.
  2. mod.
    in the manner of a Caucasian; white-like. : That's honky music. I want to hear soul.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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