bunny

CEFRA2

/ˈbʌni/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A rabbit, especially a young or small one.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A bunny girl: a nightclub waitress who wears a costume having rabbit ears and tail.

Examples

  • She was symbolized by the egg and the bunny.

  • That was an angry bunny.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbʌne/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. In basketball, an easy shot (i.e., one right next to the bucket) that is missed.

  2. A rabbit, especially a juvenile one.

  3. Synonym of rabbit (“batsman frequently dismissed by the same bowler”).

More examples

In context

  • That was an evil bunny.

  • Let’s start on the bunny slope.

  • Scary-looking rabbits were hopping around Fort Collins. These weren’t your standard cute, fluffy bunnies; they had horn-like growths protruding from their faces and bodies.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From bun (“rabbit”) + -y (diminutive suffix). Probably from Scottish Gaelic bun (“bottom, butt, stump, stub”), from Old Irish bun (“the thick end of anything, base, butt, foot”), from Proto-Celtic *bonus, though its origin is uncertain. Compare also English bum. Together with rabbit, bunny has largely displaced its former rhyme cony (see cony for more).