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hunkdom

hunkdom noun: the quality or state of being a hunk (an attractive man, especially one who is muscular).

Noun

hunkdom (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The quality or state of being a hunk (an attractive man, especially one who is muscular).
    • Dr. Robert Bell, at the very beginning of my planning, encouraged me to make my year a search for health and then hunkdom.1987, Remar Sutton, Remar Sutton's Body Worry, New York, N.Y.: Viking, →ISBN, page xi
    • That was a laugh. "Cousin Brucie a hunk? Not likely!" I hadn't seen Brucie for a while, but I certainly didn't recollect any hint of hunkdom about him.2006, Claire McNab, The Dingo Dilemma, New York, N.Y.: Alyson Books, →ISBN, page 42

Origin of hunkdom

From hunk + -dom.

Questions about hunkdom

What does hunkdom mean?
Hunkdom means the quality or state of being a hunk (an attractive man, especially one who is muscular).
What part of speech is hunkdom?
Hunkdom is a noun.

Words near hunkdom in the dictionary

  1. Huningue
  2. Hunipui
  3. Hunjiang
  4. hunk
  5. hunk of junk
  6. hunkdom
  7. hunker
  8. hunker down
  9. hunkered
  10. hunkered down
  11. hunkerer

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