plural in form but singular in construction
: a surly ill-natured person
especially : miser

Examples of hunks in a Sentence

a horrible old hunks who refused to lend money to his destitute brother
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Along with pretty radicchio, hazelnuts, quince, and herbs for pep, the insalata di stagione comes with rather forward hunks of Ubriaco cheese. Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2023 Scatter slices of bread and hunks of baguette around the platter. Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 14 Nov. 2022 Farrell and Fraser are ex-hunks enjoying comebacks in middle age, and Nighy is a grizzled veteran getting a career-capstone nom. Vulture, 24 Jan. 2023 Say goodbye to chewy, too-buttery hunks of garlic bread. Kristina Kurek, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for hunks 

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hunks was in 1602

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“Hunks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunks. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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