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17 English Words that Come From Japanese
17 English Words that Come From Japanese
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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunky. Accessed 7 Apr. 2020.
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The first known use of hunky was circa 1896
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