hunks
Americannoun
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a crabbed, disagreeable person.
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a covetous, stingy person; miser.
noun
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a crotchety old person
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a miserly person
Etymology
Origin of hunks
1595–1605; origin uncertain; -s 4
Example Sentences
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Aged gray tree hunks form arches, for instance, over bridges that tower over clay-colored paths with hoof prints.
From Los Angeles Times
You can go maximalist — an Alison Roman–style ham party, complete with pickled vegetables, fancy mustard and crusty bread — or you can go blissfully minimal with a giant sub sliced into generous hunks.
From Salon
Or the pieces of a plane, hunks of metal wreckage scattered along the road and sidewalk.
From Literature
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These hunks of gently cooked fish and venison took up most of my freezer and cost a fortune, but I felt virtuous knowing that my dog was eating “human grade” fare.
I turned my attention to my supper and sniffed curiously, poking at the brown hunks with my spoon.
From Literature
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