hunks
Americannoun
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a crabbed, disagreeable person.
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a covetous, stingy person; miser.
noun
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a crotchety old person
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a miserly person
Etymology
Origin of hunks
1595–1605; origin uncertain; cf. -s 4
Example Sentences
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The methodical ones proceed with one book followed by another, doling out plots in manageable hunks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
These hunks of gently cooked fish and venison took up most of my freezer and cost a fortune, but I felt virtuous knowing that my dog was eating “human grade” fare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
The cow’s milk variety is delicate, buttery, and lightly cured, with a creamy, spreadable consistency that’s dreamy on hunks of sourdough.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025
Metal and plastic hunks were strewn around the crash site.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
He sighed, but didn’t try to convince me to stay, and helped me pack my duffel with bottles of well water and garlic- greasy hunks of roasted manioc wrapped in their own leaves.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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