adjective General Slang

hench

· adjective · mle

Built. Strong. Visibly spent serious time in the gym.

0

Definitions

1

Muscular, physically powerful, visibly jacked. Said with a hint of respect — being hench is a status. Works for men far more than women in standard use.

“He's gone properly hench since he started training, didn't recognise him.”
by community
0

hench In A Sentence

He's gone properly hench since he started training, didn't recognise him.

Origin & Usage

British slang, possibly a contraction of 'henchman' — the muscle. Took off in London through the 2000s and is now standard UK English among under-40s.

Variants henched
Tags #mle#london#british#body#slang

People Also Ask

Is hench the same as buff?

Close but not identical. Buff covers attractive and well-built; hench is specifically about being muscular and strong. You can be hench without being anyone's type.

Comments 0