hunks
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
A crotchety or surly person.
Register: dated, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
What of it, if some old hunks of a sea-captain orders me to get a broom and sweep down the decks? What does that indignity amount to, weighed, I mean, in the scales of the New Testament? Do you think the archangel Gabriel thinks anything the less of me, because I promptly and respectfully obey that
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A stingy man; a miser.
Register: dated, slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “hunks” mean?
A crotchety or surly person.
Is “hunks” formal or informal?
hunks is generally dated, slang.