HUNKS

Etymology 1

Origin unknown.

Noun

hunks (plural hunkses)

(slang, dated) A crotchety or surly person.

A stingy man; a miser.

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Noun

hunks

plural of hunk

Anagrams

• Shunk

Source: Wiktionary


Hunks, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]

Definition: A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a niggard. Pray make your bargain with all the prudence and selfishness of an old hunks. Gray.

HUNK

Hunk, n. Etym: [Cf. Hunch.]

Definition: A large lump or piece; a hunch; as, a hunk of bread. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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