Where did the phrase hunker down come from?

It originally referred to squatting down on the balls of one’s feet, keeping low to the ground but still ready to move if necessary. The word likely comes from a Germanic root with descendants in other languages, all having to do with crouching, such as the Dutch huiken, the Old Norse húka and the German hocke.

What’s another way to say hunker down?

In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hunker-down, like: crouch, scrunch up, hunker, squat, get-down, hunch, scrunch, hunch down and squat down.

What does hunker down mean UK?

to make yourself comfortable in a place or situation, or to prepare to stay in a place or position for a long time, usually in order to achieve something or for protection: The press have hunkered down for the night outside the palace, waiting for news of the royal birth.

Who started hunker down?

This was a south-western US dialect form that was popularised by President Johnson in the mid 1960s. Despite its Scots ancestry, hunker is rare in standard British English.

What does hunker down mean UGA?

Hunker Down Hairy Dawgs
“Hunker Down” (or “Hunker Down Hairy Dawgs”) is a reference to a popular cheer for Georgia fans.

Is it hunkered down or bunkered down?

A: If your meaning is to settle in for a long time or wait for a difficult situation to end, the customary verb phrase is “hunker down.” The verb “bunker” (minus the adverb “down”) usually means to hit a golf ball into a sand trap or to store fuel in a tank.

When did hunker down start?

hunker (v.)

“to squat, crouch,” 1720, Scottish, of uncertain origin, possibly a nasalized borrowing of a Scandinavian word such as Old Norse huka “to crouch,” hoka, hokra “to crawl.” Hunker down, Southern U.S. dialectal phrase, is from 1902, popularized c.