Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hunk of junk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
hunk of junk
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A worthless or malfunctioning piece of mechanical or electrical equipment.

British usage; American usage; Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

hunks of junk (plural)

Phrases

piece of shit pile of shit

Frequently Paired Words

junkman junkyard piece of shit pile of shit scrapheap scrapyard

Synonyms

piece of junk rustbucket cheapie rubbish banger beater bucket of bolts bucket of rust clunker crate crock flivver

Questions

What does hunk of junk mean?
A worthless or malfunctioning piece of mechanical or electrical equipment.

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