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hunky

[huhng-kee] / ˈhʌŋ ki /
ADJECTIVE
being handsome and well-built
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One was the awestruck girl from the South discovering New York City for the first time, another was the hunky model, aspiring actor, and so on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

You become well-acquainted with her stiletto Louboutins and her silent, hunky blond bodyguard.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

Everybody thought we were lying - this place was all hunky dory.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

This is why the fury metastasized over the weekend when Swift kissed her hunky boyfriend on the field after his big win.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2024

Instead of stepping back, the big hunky fellow sneered and said, “Thet with the string was jest a lucky shot. You cain’t do it agin.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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