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hunks.

A crotchety or surly person.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

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noun/hʌŋks/
  1. A crotchety or surly person.

    dated · slang
  2. A stingy man; a miser.

    dated · slang
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noun/hʌŋks/
  1. plural of hunk

    form-of · plural
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.