bunny

bun·ny

 (bŭn′ē)

n. pl. bun·nies

1. A rabbit, especially a young one.

2. A person of a specific type: a dumb bunny.

3. Sports A shot that is uncontested or should be easily made, as in basketball.

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[From dialectal bun, rabbit (perhaps from Scots, tail of a hare; see buns) + -y.]

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bunny

(ˈbʌnɪ)

n, pl -nies

1. Also called: bunny rabbit a child's word for rabbit¹

2. (Professions) Also called: bunny girl a night-club hostess whose costume includes a rabbit-like tail and ears

3. informal Austral a mug; dupe

4. slang a devotee of a specified pastime or activity: a gym bunny; a disco bunny.

5. slang Brit talk, esp when inconsequential; chatter

6. not a happy bunny slang Brit deeply dissatisfied or discontented

[C17: from Scottish Gaelic bun scut of a rabbit]

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bun•ny

(ˈbʌn i)

n., pl. -nies,
adj. n.

1. a rabbit, esp. a small or young one.

2. Slang. an attractive young woman.

adj.

3. designed for or used by beginners in skiing: a bunny slope.

[1600–10, Amer.; dial. bun (tail of a) hare or rabbit, in Scots: buttocks]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bunny - a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit bunny girl waitress - a woman waiter
	2.	bunny - (usually informal) especially a young rabbit bunny rabbit rabbit, cony, coney - any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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Translations

HaseKaninchen

κουνέλι

lapin

coniglietto

lamprei

zajček

bunny

[ˈbʌnɪ]

A. N

1. (baby talk) (= rabbit) → conejito m

2. (US) (= pretty girl) → bombón m, tía f buena (Sp)

B. CPD bunny girl N → conejita f
bunny rabbit N (baby talk) → conejito m

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bunny

[ˈbʌni] n

(also bunny rabbit) → Jeannot m lapin

not a happy bunny
He's not a happy bunny → Il n'est pas plus ravi que ça bunny girl n (British) hôtesse de cabaret avec oreilles et queue de lapinbunny hill n (US) (= ski slope) → piste f pour débutants

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bunny

n (also bunny rabbit) → Hase m, → Häschen nt

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bunny

[ˈbʌnɪ] n (also bunny rabbit) → coniglietto

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