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Wednesday Word: Hunky-peroodlum
Hunky-peroodlum - adjective.
This intriguing Valentine's Day word was preceded by hunky-dory (1860s) and succeeded by hunky-dunky in the 1950s. Popular around the beginning of the 20th century, describing someone as hunky-peroodlum was to notice their attractive and possibly sexually inviting nature.
This intriguing Valentine's Day word was preceded by hunky-dory (1860s) and succeeded by hunky-dunky in the 1950s. Popular around the beginning of the 20th century, describing someone as hunky-peroodlum was to notice their attractive and possibly sexually inviting nature.