hunk

noun

ˈhəŋk 

1

: a large lump, piece, or portion

a hunk of bread

2

: an attractive and usually well-built man

Synonyms

• beefcake
• pretty boy
• stud
• superstud

Examples of hunk in a Sentence

a steak cut into meaty hunks

That actor is such a hunk!

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s nothing wrong with ogling a juicy rack of ribs or drooling over a hunk of brisket slowly smoking over hot coals. —Katie Rife, EW.com, 11 May 2025

Some of them were things that predated the trail construction, including hunks of rebar, a concrete road barrier that apparently had been in the creek for many years, and an assortment of shopping carts. —John Meyer, Denver Post, 8 May 2025

There may be a nice bunch of grapes, a couple slices of melon, and a hunk of juicy homegrown tomato. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 May 2025

New cast members include Oscar nominee Allison Janney, Italian hunk Michele Morrone, and Glee star Alex Newell. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Dutch dialect hunke

First Known Use

circa 1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hunk

• bunk
• chunk
• clunk
• drunk
• dunk
• junk
• punk
• shrunk
• slunk
• spunk
• sunk
• trunk

Kids Definition

hunk

noun

ˈhəŋk 

1

: a large lump or piece

2

: a male who is physically very attractive