bunny
pronunciation
How to pronounce bunny in British English:
UK [ˈbʌni]
How to pronounce bunny in American English:
US [ˈbʌni]
-
- Noun:
- a young waitress in a night club whose costume includes a rabbit-tail and ears
- (usually informal) especially a young rabbit
Word Origin
- bunny (n.)
- 1680s, diminutive of Scottish dialectal bun, pet name for "rabbit," previously (1580s) for "squirrel," and also a term of endearment for a young attractive woman or child (c. 1600). Ultimately it could be from Scottish bun "tail of a hare" (1530s), or from French bon, or from a Scandinavian source. The Playboy Club hostess sense is from 1960. The Bunny Hug (1912), along with the foxtrot and the Wilson glide, were among the popular/scandalous dances of the ragtime era.
Example
- 1. There may still be money in the bunny .
- 2. Let 's consider , for a moment , the chocolate easter bunny .
- 3. If the answer is " pet " , the cuddly bunny is handed over to a delighted child .
- 4. But say you can live without a $ 4 cappuccino or even a chocolate bunny .
- 5. The mugs have moulded plastic animal faces representing a ladybird , a turtle , a bunny and a chick , and have with a plastic top .