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hunkvertising

hunkvertising noun: the use of men with attractive and impressive physiques in advertising.

Noun

hunkvertising (uncountable)

  1. The use of men with attractive and impressive physiques in advertising.
    • Other hunkvertising campaigns make more of an effort.2013 October 7, David Gianatasio, “Hunkvertising: The Objectification of Men in Advertising”, in Adweek
    • In his book Love, Sex & Tragedy: Why Classics Matters, Professor Simon Goldhill argues that images of the perfect body, defined by its "well-muscled torso, the elegant symmetry of form," stem from Ancient Greece, thousands of years ago. Even then, it seems, hunkvertising was a force.2015 August 18, Benjamin Caven-Roberts, “'Hunkvertising' is the trend advertisers are obsessed with”, in Business Insider

Examples of hunkvertising in a sentence

  • But where hunkvertising was once the exception, it seems it has now become the norm.2016 February 2, Dan Jude, “It's time Ken was given a dad bod”, in The Telegraph:
  • David Gandy for Marks & Spencer is a classic of the hunkvertising genre.2016 December 25, Patrick Hosking, “From Article 50 to zero bound, key words on the City's streets”, in The Times:

Origin of hunkvertising

Blend of hunk + advertising.

Questions about hunkvertising

What does hunkvertising mean?
Hunkvertising means the use of men with attractive and impressive physiques in advertising.
How do you use hunkvertising in a sentence?
But where hunkvertising was once the exception, it seems it has now become the norm.
What part of speech is hunkvertising?
Hunkvertising is a noun.

Words near hunkvertising in the dictionary

  1. Hunkpapas
  2. hunks
  3. hunks of junk
  4. hunkses
  5. hunksome
  6. hunkvertising
  7. hunky
  8. hunky dory
  9. hunky hand grenade
  10. hunky punk
  11. hunky punks

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