What Does Hunky Mean?

What Does Hunky Mean?

Hunky is an ethnic slur used in the United States to refer to a immigrants from Central Europe. It originated in the coal regions of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, where Poles and other immigrants from Central Europe came from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to perform hard manual labor in the mines.

What is hunky slang for?

Hunky may refer to: A derogatory American slang term for immigrants of Rusyn, Hungarian or Slovak descent, originating in the political status of the homeland of many such immigrants, the Austro-Hungarian Empire. See Hunky Culture. A reference to the hunk or beefcake male stereotype.

What is a hunky boyfriend?

(ˈhʌŋkɪ) adj, hunkier or hunkiest. (of a man) well-built and sexually attractive.

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