hunky

1 of 2

adjective

hunkier; hunkiest
: being a hunk : attractive and usually well-built
the film's hunky leading man

Hunky

2 of 2

noun

Hun·​ky ˈhəŋ-kē How to pronounce Hunky (audio)
variants or less commonly Hunkie
plural Hunkies
dated, usually disparaging + offensive
: a person of central or east European birth or descent

Examples of hunky in a Sentence

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Adjective
But dark secrets and hormones become issues, thanks to their latest enemy: demons disguised as a hunky boy band. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 June 2025 The hunky and hot heroes calendar is returning after a four-year hiatus. Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025 Everything was hunky dory when federal law enforcement was raiding Mar-a-Lago and President Joe Biden was getting a free pass? Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025 Chris, a hunky cavity-killer on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s season, was no different, careening into the driveway of the Bachelor mansion in a zippy cupcake car. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hunky

Word History

Etymology

Noun

alteration of Hungarian

First Known Use

Adjective

1972, in the meaning defined above

Noun

circa 1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hunky was circa 1896

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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunky. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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