bunny

[ buhn-ee ]

/ ˈbʌn i /

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noun, plural bun·nies.

Informal. a rabbit, especially a small or young one.

Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. a pretty, appealing, or alluring young woman, often one ostensibly engaged in a sport or similar activity: beach bunny; ski bunny.

Chiefly British. a squirrel.

Australian and New Zealand Slang. a person imposed upon or made a fool of; victim.

adjective

designed for or used by beginners in skiing: a bunny slope.

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Origin of bunny

1600–10, Americanism; dial. bun (tail of a) hare or rabbit, in Scots: buttocks (<Scots Gaelic bun bottom) + -y²

usage note for bunny

The meaning “pretty woman” is sometimes used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting. For instance, a beach bunny is an alluring female who frequents the beach only to meet male surfers. But bunny was originally (and still is) used as a term of endearment for a girl or young woman.

Words nearby bunny

bunko, bunko steerer, bunkroom, bunkum, bunn, bunny, bunny boiler, bunny hop, bunny hug, bunodont, bunraku

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How to use bunny in a sentence

It needn’t be in the backcountry, and the bunny slope and cross-country trails totally count toward your season total.
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She’s like, you already know you can shoot it, so, you know, let’s work on being more of a power forward, getting those easy bunnies.
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Paige my makeup artist suggested a bunny and we just ran with it.
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Greco led a tour of the production lines, where workers in clean-room bunny suits operated machinery.
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He bunny-hops onto the kitchen table, his mom smiling indulgently.
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And likewise the Easter bunny, a bizarre pagan myth if ever one there was.
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One Love notwithstanding, on the night of the gig, Bunny demanded his £10,000 fee in cash before he would take to the stage.
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A pioneering photographer in the 1950s, Bunny Yeager discovered the iconic Bettie Page and helped establish pin-ups.
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Bunny Yeager had her hand in all that was titillating in the 1950s: nude photo shoots, bikini swimsuits, and Playboy centerfolds.
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Eventually I gave way to Bunny's insistence and lost my virginity, appropriately enough, in H.G. Wells's spare bedroom.
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He washed Lovin Child's clothes, even to the red sweater suit and the fuzzy red "bunny" cap.
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"'If you are not a bogus Bunny you will know,'" I read, spreading the message out before me.
Mrs. Raffles|John Kendrick Bangs
"We shall be almost as great a combination as the original Bunny," she cried, enthusiastically, when I told her of this coup.
Mrs. Raffles|John Kendrick Bangs
Even aside from the size of the check, Bunny, it was great chasing the old man to cover.
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"I just can't stand it for another minute, Bunny," she faltered, real tears coursing down her cheeks.
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British Dictionary definitions for bunny

bunny

/ (ˈbʌnɪ) /

noun plural -nies

Also called: bunny rabbit a child's word for rabbit (def. 1)

Also called: bunny girl a night-club hostess whose costume includes rabbit-like tail and ears

Australian informal a mug; dupe

slang a devotee of a specified pastime or activitygym bunny; disco bunny

British slang talk, esp when inconsequential; chatter

not a happy bunny British slang deeply dissatisfied or discontented

Word Origin for bunny

C17: from Scottish Gaelic bun scut of a rabbit

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