hunkier; hunkiest
Definition of hunky
(Entry 1 of 2)
: being a hunk : attractive and usually well-built
the film's hunky leading man
Hunky
noun
variants:
or less commonly Hunkie
plural Hunkies
Definition of Hunky (Entry 2 of 2)
dated, usually disparaging + offensive
: a person of central or east European birth or descent
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The first known use of hunky was circa 1896
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