dust bunny

American  

noun

1. Slang. a loose, tangled ball of dust, lint, hair, etc., especially as found under a low piece of furniture.

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dust bunny British  

noun

1. a small mass of fluff and dust

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Etymology

Origin of dust bunny

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The dust bunny under her bed is a ravenous, monstrous thing.

From Los Angeles Times

At first, “Dust Bunny” feels a little light, the story skittering across its densely designed surface, with very little dialogue in the first half.

From Los Angeles Times

That style also means that “Dust Bunny” is quite fussy and mannered and if you don’t buy in on the film’s arch humor and stylized world, you’re liable to bounce right off of it.

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I ducked into “A Useful Ghost” on a whim, wondering how it would pair with TIFF’s world premiere of “Dust Bunny,” a nice and nasty Roald Dahl-esque adventure in which a little girl hires Mads Mikkelsen to battle a man-eating monster under her bed.

From Los Angeles Times

Other titles include action-comedy “Bride Hard,” starring Rebel Wilson, and “Dust Bunny,” a horror movie starring Mads Mikkelsen and Sigourney Weaver.

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