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lunk

(lŭngk)

n. Slang

1. A tall, brawny man, especially a sexually attractive one.

2. A stupid man; a lunkheaded man.

[Probably short for lunkhead. Sense 1, perhaps influenced by hunk.]

lunk′y adj.

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lunk

(lʌŋk)

an awkward, heavy, or stupid person

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Dr. Martens

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Nervier, stringier than the box-shaped honorary lunks you'd see knocking back beers in the Crystal Saloon, and not gaunt or pudgy like some of the welfare moms ("I don't want to go there," they'll say, if you chat with them at the lunch counter, falling back on the argot of their group-therapy sessions when the topic skids toward dicey experiences), she indicated with her hand that she wanted to stick with me, when I offered to drop her off at the White River Junction bus station.