hunks

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hʌŋks/
  • Rhymes: -ʌŋks

Etymology 1

Origin unknown.

Noun

hunks (plural hunkses)

  1. (slang, dated) A crotchety or surly person.
    • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick:
      Now, Bildad, I am sorry to say, had the reputation of being an incorrigible old hunks, and in his sea-going days, a bitter, hard task-master.
  2. A stingy man; a miser.

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Noun

hunks

  1. plural of hunk

Further reading
  • hunks at OneLook Dictionary Search

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