Definition of hunky
hunkier
;hunkiest
: being a hunk : attractive and usually well-built the film's hunky leading man
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Let Trey, Shadow, Tim, Micahel, Kai and plenty of other hunky guys heat up your night on Thursday and Friday, July 20 and 21.
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When the two women meet a pair of hunky locals who invite them to go shark-cage diving, Lisa initially resists.
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The arrival of the hunky soldier turns the house upside down, as the women begin vying for his attention and sneaking into his room to try to win his affection.
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The hunky Lyle Waggoner (later of The Carol Burnett Show) and Peter Deyell also tested to play the Gotham City crime fighters, but West and Ward clearly were superior, and Batman debuted at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 12, 1966, a Wednesday.
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A romance novelist — who has sworn off relationships herself — embarks on a research mission for her latest endeavor, about a hunky member of the Navy SEALs, and signs up for a boot camp.
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Nathan is played by Arnaud Valois, a hunky young actor who proves a persuasive, sensitive performer.
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So here is the first film from Lauren Kate’s best-selling series about a girl at a reform school (Hermione Corfield) who is watched over by a hunky angel (Jeremy Irvine).
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Hunky gentleman Will Hale is so well-suited for Annabelle that it’s like he was designed for her.
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1972
First Known Use of hunky
1972
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Definition of Hunky
Hunkies
dated, usually disparaging + offensive
: a person of central or east European birth or descent
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The hunky Hunt isn’t rushing to release his second full-length album, instead choosing to serve fans singles at his own pace.
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Antony, of Rome, is a hunky, short-haired warrior played by Hudson Oznowicz with a gee-shucks grin and an overabundance of bravado.
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Nor is that problem ameliorated when Jack, Stephanie and Stevie are soon joined by a hunky doofus who, as coincidence would have it, is both Jack’s best friend and Stevie’s recent hookup.
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Teresa Palmer is Clare, an Australian photographer who abandons a backpacking tour of Germany to have a fling with the hunky, helpful Andi.
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Emily meets hunky James (Tom Bateman) at the bar, who takes the girls out of the hotel for an excursion that gets them kidnapped by a Colombian crime lord (Oscar Jaenada) to score some easy ransom money.
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If your dream Mother’s Day includes a bucket of fried chicken with a steamy side of romance novel starring a hunky Colonel Sanders, then KFC has the gift for you.
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Origin and Etymology of hunky
alteration of Hungarian
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