Hunks

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /hʌŋks/

Origin unknown.

Full definition of hunks

Noun

1. (slang, dated) A crotchety or surly person; also, a stingy man, a miser.
• 1851, Herman Melville, :Now, Bildad, I am sorry to say, had the reputation of being an incorrigible old hunks, and in his sea-going days, a bitter, hard task-master.

Inflected forms.

Noun

plural

1. Plural of hunk