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Hunky vs Unky - What's the difference?

hunky | unky |

As nouns the difference between hunky and unky

is that hunky is (north america|slang|ethnic slur) a person of hungarian or slavic, especially ruthenian, descent while unky is (colloquial|used by young children) uncle.

As an adjective hunky

is (slang) exhibiting strong, masculine beauty.

hunky

English

Etymology 1

Probably (etyl) hunke, 19th century.

Adjective

(er)
  • (slang) Exhibiting strong, masculine beauty.
  • Shaped like a hunk, or piece; chunky.
    • Related terms
    * hunk

    Etymology 2

    From the older (hunk), probably alteration of (Hungarian). Compare (bohunk).

    Alternative forms

    * hunkie * hunkey

    Noun

    (hunkies)
  • (North America, slang, ethnic slur) A person of Hungarian or Slavic, especially Ruthenian, descent.
  • *2009 , Victor Bockris, Warhol: The Biography , page 20
  • *:Like blacks, who were the only ethnic group below them on the social scale, Eastern Europeans, contemptuously labelled ‘hunkies ’, were dismissed as incapable and untrustworthy.

    • References

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    unky

    English

    Alternative forms

    * unkie

    Noun

    (unkies)
  • (colloquial, used by young children) uncle.

    • Synonyms

    * unc

    See also

    * auntie

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