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bunny boiler

British  

noun

  1. slang a person, esp a woman, who is considered to be emotionally unstable and likely to be dangerously vengeful

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bunny boiler

C20: from the 1987 film Fatal Attraction , in which a female character boils a pet rabbit to terrorize the family of the lover who spurns her

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Andi prefers the dead-behind-the-eyes types like Nick and the emotionally stunted like Josh or the strong silent type like Chris, not the overly sensitive verging on bunny boiler type like Marcus.

From Time • Jul. 8, 2014

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