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jungle bunny

American  

noun

Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.

Etymology

Origin of jungle bunny

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

Example Sentences

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The family avoided public places such as restaurants, and Blackman remembers being called a "jungle bunny" and told to go back to where she came from.

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