Dunks

plural of Dunk

Proper noun form of, plural

  1. plural of Dunk

Origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun slang

  1. The American multinational coffee and doughnut restaurant chain Dunkin' Donuts.
    • Melissa that time we went to Dunks was the best. I cant^([sic]) believe I drove on the highway haha. - 2006, Samantha Barnes, “Seniors”, in Class of 2006, Saugus, Mass.: Saugus High School, page 31:
    • Eating and walking has made me tired, Coffee doesn’t sound good right now so I decided on Tea. We went to Dunks. The Dunkin^([sic]) Donuts in my area has a bunch of cute chicks running around. […] So, half buzzed, I...
    • Around noon, he left his house to go to Dunks in Hanover for coffee and a doughnut, then drove through Cohasset. - 2011, Peter Manso, “The Investigation”, in Reasonable Doubt: The Fashion Writer, Cape Cod, and the Trial...

Origin

Clipping of Dunkin' + -s.

Forms

Dunk's