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hunk⋅y

1  [huhng-kee]
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–adjective Slang.
1. satisfactory; well; right.
2. even; leaving no balance.
Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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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, esp. an unskilled or semiskilled worker.
Also, hunkie.

Origin:
1895–1900; perh. Hung(arian) (with devoicing of -g-, influenced by hunk ) + -y 2 ; cf. 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 + -y 1
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hun·ky 1   (hŭng'kē)   
n.   pl. hun·kies Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a laborer, from east-central Europe.

[Probably shortening and alteration of bohunk.]
hunk·y 2   (hŭng'kē)   
adj.   hunk·i·er, hunk·i·est Slang
Having a well-developed physique; sexually attractive.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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