hunky


Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms, Wikipedia.

hun·ky 1

 (hŭng′kē)
n. pl. hun·kies Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a person from east-central Europe, especially a laborer.

[Probably shortening and alteration of bohunk.]

hunk·y 2

 (hŭng′kē)
adj. hunk·i·er, hunk·i·est Slang
Having a well-developed physique; sexually attractive. Used especially of men.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

hunky

(ˈhʌŋkɪ)
adj, hunkier or hunkiest
(of a man) well-built and sexually attractive
n, pl hunkies
(Peoples) Also: hunkey another word for hunk2
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

hunk•y1

(ˈhʌŋ ki)

n., pl. hunk•ies.
usage: This term is a slur and should be avoided. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting.
n.
(sometimes cap.) Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. (a term used to refer to a person of Hungarian or Slavic descent, esp. an unskilled or semiskilled worker.)
[1895–1900;perhaps Hung(arian) (with devoicing of -g-, influenced by hunk) + -y2]

hunk•y2

(ˈhʌŋ ki)

adj. hunk•i•er, hunk•i•est.
Slang. like a hunk; having a well-developed physique.
[1905–10]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Translations

hunky

[ˈhʌŋkɪ] ADJ (hunkier (compar) (hunkiest (superl)))
1. (= strong) → fuerte, macizo
2. (= attractive) → bueno
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
References in periodicals archive ?
11, where they were waited by hunky butlers ready to be at their beck-and-call for the night.
He's hurt when she says she can't go along to support him in the court case, and it also seems as though she's not exactly immune to hunky Dr Cavanagh's charms.
Ivena "Ivy" Smailes was all smiles as she celebrated her 105th birthday last Wednesday with "hunky firefighters" which she wished for her special day.
A RARE acetate record of David Bowie's Hunky Dory album with a hand-written label by the singer himself is set for auction.
The Best of David Bowie, Nothing Has Changed, Hunky Dory, Best of Bowie and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders downloaded last night.
"There are times when my dog collar is done up so tightly that I go blue the hunky tightly that I go blue mid-take," jokes the hunky actor.
4 We have Witts about us The hunky EastEnder on being...
Not only has actor John Abraham admitted to being "imperfect" but the latest dish on the hunky actor is that he might be getting married, according to The Times of India.