Hunks

//hʌŋks// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A crotchety or surly person. dated, slang

    "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. 2
    plural of hunk form-of, plural
  3. 3
    A stingy man; a miser. dated, slang

Synonyms

All synonyms
chunklumppieceaccumulationacervationagglomerate

Example

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"With no utensils in sight, she resorts to scooping it up (and scarfing it down) directly from the pot with hunks of bread."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

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