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twunky

/ˈtwʌŋki/

twunky adjective: being or resembling a twunk (“muscular twink”).

Adjective

twunky (comparative twunkier, superlative twunkiest)

  1. (slang) Being or resembling a twunk (“muscular twink”).
    • For more than 80 years, a shirtless photo of Honest Abe has greeted federal courthouse visitors in Los Angeles. The statue, titled “The Young Lincoln,” offers a hunky depiction of the 16th president. [see title]2024 May 21, Alex Reimer, “People can’t stop thirsting over this twunky Abe Lincoln statue greeting them at a federal courthouse”, in Queerty

Forms of twunky

comparativetwunkier
superlativetwunkiest

Origin of twunky

From twunk + -y.

Questions about twunky

What does twunky mean?
Twunky means being or resembling a twunk (“muscular twink”).
What part of speech is twunky?
Twunky is an adjective.
How do you pronounce twunky?
Twunky is pronounced /ˈtwʌŋki/.

Words near twunky in the dictionary

  1. twts
  2. twttr
  3. TWU
  4. twunk
  5. twunks
  6. twunky
  7. twunt
  8. twunteries
  9. twuntery
  10. twunts
  11. TWX

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