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Hunky
Pittsburgh term often disparaging, meaning someone who works in a steel mill, something rough and home made. Can be both a noun or an adjective. (short for Hungarian, which a lot of steel workers were) Not quite the bad word it used to be.
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hunky by The Thinker June 21, 2003
hunky
1. a person of Eastern European origin
2. sexually attractive, especially in a muscular way (generally used by women to describe men)
2. sexually attractive, especially in a muscular way (generally used by women to describe men)
hunky by The Return of Light Joker November 15, 2010
Hunky
A very disparaging word of contempt used by "American society" (from 1850s to today, much diminished, but sadly still in current use)to refer to Eastern European immigrants in the steel industry. It was the equivalent of the "N" word for black Americans. In its time, Hunky meant stupid, ugly, drunken, lazy, dirty, sullen, immoral people, only good for the most unskilled jobs, cleaning women or prostitutes. When the mills broke up, and people scattered, the word became less widely used, lingers mostly in Pittsburgh area. Some descendants refer to themselves as Hunkies with a defiant pride.
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George: “Hey Gurl, You Be Lookin Pretty Hunky Today!”
Susan: “Get Out Of My House George Or I’ll Call The Cops.”
Susan: “Get Out Of My House George Or I’ll Call The Cops.”