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dumb bunny

American  

noun

  1. a stupid person.


dumb bunny Idioms  
  1. A stupid person, as in She was a bit of a dumb bunny but very nice. This expression implies some toleration or endearment of the person. [c. 1920]


Etymology

Origin of dumb bunny

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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A male acquaintance asked me at the time what I thought the rioters planned to do if they actually caught her and I stared at him like the innocent, dumb bunny he was.

From Washington Post Nov. 1, 2022

I may have been only 9 years old, but I was no dumb bunny.

From Slate Nov. 2, 2018

Imagine a more recent president saying, “That’s just too complicated for a dumb bunny like me” and not catching hell for it.

From New York Times Sep. 24, 2012

I'm being a dumb bunny and need a hand with my computer.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn

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