First published 1976; not yet revised

jungle bunnynoun

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What does the noun jungle bunny mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun jungle bunny. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

jungle bunny is considered derogatory.

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How common is the noun jungle bunny?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1960	0.005
1970	0.0058
1980	0.0063
1990	0.0063
2000	0.0074
2010	0.0081

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Where does the noun jungle bunny come from?

Earliest known use

1960s

The earliest known use of the noun jungle bunny is in the 1960s.

OED's earliest evidence for jungle bunny is from 1966, in Publ. American Dialect Soc. 1964.

jungle bunny is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: jungle n., bunny n.2

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Nearby entries

jungermanniaceous, adj.1855–
Junggrammatiker, n.1922–
junggrammatisch, adj.1958–
Jungian, adj. & n.1933–
Jungianism, n.1956–
jungible, adj.1656–
jungle, n.1776–
jungle, v.1922–
jungle babbler, n.1863–
jungle-bashing, n.1954–
jungle bunny, n.1966–
jungle-cat, n.1895–
jungled, adj.1842–
jungle fever, n.1792–
jungle-fowl, n.1824–
jungle green, n.1946–
jungle gym, n.1923–
jungle-hen, n.1890–
jungle juice, n.1945–
jungle law, n.1894–
jungle-market, n.1900–

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Entry history for jungle bunny, n.

Originally published as part of the entry for jungle, n.

jungle, n. was first published in 1901; not yet revised.

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Earlier versions of this entry were published in:

A Supplement to the OED, Volume II (1976)

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Nearby entries

jungermanniaceous, adj.1855–
Junggrammatiker, n.1922–
junggrammatisch, adj.1958–
Jungian, adj. & n.1933–
Jungianism, n.1956–
jungible, adj.1656–
jungle, n.1776–
jungle, v.1922–
jungle babbler, n.1863–
jungle-bashing, n.1954–
jungle bunny, n.1966–
jungle-cat, n.1895–
jungled, adj.1842–
jungle fever, n.1792–
jungle-fowl, n.1824–
jungle green, n.1946–
jungle gym, n.1923–
jungle-hen, n.1890–
jungle juice, n.1945–
jungle law, n.1894–
jungle-market, n.1900–

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