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Definition of bunny noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bunny

noun
 
/ˈbʌni/
 
/ˈbʌni/
(plural bunnies)
(also bunny rabbit)
Idioms
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  1. a child’s word for a rabbit see also Easter bunnyTopics Animalsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBunny is used before these nouns:
    • costume
    • slope
    Bunny is used after these nouns:
    • dust
    • Easter
    • …
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  2. a person who enjoys a particular activity or who is in a particular mood
    • gym/beach/snow bunnies
    • an angry bunny
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally used as a term of endearment to a person, later as a pet name for a rabbit): from dialect bun ‘squirrel, rabbit’, also used as a term of endearment, of unknown origin.
Idioms
not a happy bunny (British English also)
(also not a happy camper)
  1. (informal) not pleased about a situation
    • She wasn't a happy bunny at all.
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Nearby words

alloy
noun
 
 
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Physics and chemistry
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