- Hunky
- also Hunkie noun (plural Hunkies) Etymology: alteration of Hungarian Date: circa 1896 usually disparaging a person of central or east European birth or descent
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Hunky
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Hunky — Hunk y, a. [Perh. fr. {Hunk}.] All right; in a good condition; also, even; square. [Slang, U. S.] He . . . began to shoot; began to get hunky with all those people who had been plugging at him. Stephen Crane. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hunky — may be:*A derogatory American slang term for immigrants of Ruthenian, Hungarian or Slovak descent, originating in the political status of the homeland of many such immigrants, the Austro Hungarian Empire. See Hunky Culture *A reference to the… … Wikipedia
hunky — hunky1 [huŋ′kē] n. pl. hunkies [? altered < HUNGARIAN] [often H ] Slang a person from EC Europe or of Hungarian or Slavic extraction: a vulgar term of hostility and contempt: also sp. hunkie, hunkey hunky2 [huŋ′kē] adj. hunkier, hunkiest Slang … English World dictionary
hunky — UK [ˈhʌŋkɪ] / US adjective Word forms hunky : adjective hunky comparative hunkier superlative hunkiest informal a man who is hunky is physically strong and sexually attractive … English dictionary
hunky — adjective (hunkier; est) Date: 1972 being a hunk ; attractive and usually well built < the film s hunky leading man > … New Collegiate Dictionary
hunky — hunk|y [ˈhʌŋki] adj a man who is hunky is sexually attractive and has a big strong body →↑macho … Dictionary of contemporary English
hunky — hunk|y [ hʌŋki ] adjective INFORMAL a man who is hunky is physically strong and sexually attractive … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hunky — adjective a man who is hunky is attractive and strong looking … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hunky — I. /ˈhʌŋki/ (say hungkee) adjective Colloquial → hunky dory. II. /ˈhʌŋki/ (say hungkee) noun (plural hunkies) US Colloquial (derogatory) (racist) an unskilled or semiskilled worker of foreign birth, especially a Hungarian. Compare bohunk …
hunky — hunk ► NOUN 1) a large piece cut or broken from something larger. 2) informal a sexually attractive man. DERIVATIVES hunky adjective. ORIGIN probably Dutch or Low German … English terms dictionary
Hunky Dory — Hunky Dory … Википедия
