hunks

[ huhngks ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. a crabbed, disagreeable person.
2. a covetous, stingy person; miser.

hunks

/ hʌŋks /

noun

1. a crotchety old person
2. a miserly person

Word History and Origins

Origin of hunks¹

1595–1605; origin uncertain; -s ⁴

Word History and Origins

Origin of hunks¹

C17: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Meet some of the hunks of Hallmark’s “Finding Mr. Christmas”: Parker Gregory, 39.

From Los Angeles Times

Q: In The Blue Plate, you dig into the emissions impact of the production and consumption of everything from husks of corn to hunks of meat.

From Salon

Every man in the film is repellent, even the hunks, and as the film goes on, they metastasize into an anonymous graying horde.

From Los Angeles Times

“I mean this is dangerous. It’s big hunks of metal flying through the sky,” he says.

From BBC

There are hunks of tender short rib plus rice cakes, potato, Korean radish, carrots and onions bathing in a thick, reddish broth that has an inherent sweetness alongside the sour spice of gochujang and chili.

From Seattle Times