hunk

noun

Definition of hunknext
1
as in stud
a physically attractive man her new boyfriend is quite the hunk

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2
as in chunk
a small uneven mass what looked like a hunk of potato in her stew turned out to be a pebble

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hung up (on)

hunk

hunker (down)

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“Hunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunk. Accessed 7 Feb. 2023.

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