currant bun

British  

noun

1. a sweet bun containing currants

2. another name for black bun

3. slang:rhyming son

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Example Sentences

Shahrzad is a scrap of a girl, with round currant bun eyes, heavy brows and a wild Afro-style mop of hair, but she is also a reincarnation of her famous precursor, Scheherazade.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2022

There's nothing in the world more sensible with one's tea than a small toasted currant bun.

From The Limit by Leverson, Ada

"Good boy," said Angel, and The Seraph presented the little dog with the large currant bun.

From Explorers of the Dawn by Morley, Christopher

Indeed, for lurid and somewhat pessimistic narrative, there is nothing like the ordinary currant bun, eaten new and in quantity.

From Certain Personal Matters by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Smith, his mouth full of currant bun, spluttered with laughter.

From Cynthia's Chauffeur by Tracy, Louis