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| Hunk is a noun with two very different meanings. It can be a large piece of something, often food, and informally, it also means 'a very handsome, strong man.' |
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| One big hunk of meat should be enough for the soup. |
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| Mark cut himself a hunk of bread to go with his dinner. |
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| She's going out with a hunk she met at a club. |
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| Words often used with hunk |
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| hunk of a man: a way to emphasize that someone is extremely "hunky," or attractive |
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| Did you know? |
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| A hunk is not just attractive but also strong, and usually large. The word normally, but not always, refers to younger men. Brad Pitt was certainly considered a hunk for much of his career, but fewer people would call him one now, even though he is still very handsome. |
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| Origin |
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| Hunk dates back to the early 19th century and comes from the Dutch dialect word hunke. |
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