- chunk (n.)
[chunk 词源字典]
- "thick block" of something, 1690s, probably a nasalized variant of chuck (n.1) "cut of meat;" meaning "large amount" is 1883, American English.[chunk etymology, chunk origin, 英语词源]
- chunk (v.)
- "to throw," 1835, American English, from chunk (n.) or by similar mutation from chuck (v.1). Related: Chunked; chunking.