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Hanks vs Hunks - What's the difference?

hanks | hunks |

As a proper noun hanks

is .

As a noun hunks is

(slang|dated) a crotchety or surly person; also, a stingy man, a miser or hunks can be .

hanks

English

Noun

(head)

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    hunks

    English

    Etymology 1

    Origin unknown.

    Noun

    (hunkses)
  • (slang, dated) A crotchety or surly person; also, a stingy man, a miser.
  • * 1851 , Herman Melville, :
    • Now, Bildad, I am sorry to say, had the reputation of being an incorrigible old hunks , and in his sea-going days, a bitter, hard task-master.

    Etymology 2

    Inflected forms.

    Noun

    (head)