Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An unsweetened round or oblong roll, used especially to hold a hamburger patty or a hot dog.
- noun A small sweetened roll, often spiced or containing dried fruit.
- noun A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head.
- noun A drunken spree.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A slightly sweetened and flavored roll or biscuit; a sweet kind of bread baked in small cakes, generally round.
- noun A dry stalk; the dry stalk of hemp stripped of its rind.
- noun The tail of a hare.
- noun A rabbit. Also called
bunny . - noun A flat-bottomed boat square at both ends.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun any of a variety of slightly sweetened or plain raised cakes or bisquits, often having a glazing of sugar and milk on the top crust.
- noun a type of coiffure in which the hair is gathered into a coil or knot at the top of the head.
- noun slang the buttocks.
- noun (Med.) same as blood urea nitrogen; the concentration of nitrogen in blood present in the form of urea; -- used as a measure of kidney function.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
bread roll , often sweetened or spiced. - noun A tight roll of
hair worn at the back of thehead . - noun slang, UK A drunken
spree . - noun Internet, slang A
newbie . - noun dialect, obsolete A squirrel or rabbit.
- verb UK, slang To smoke
cannabis .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small rounded bread either plain or sweet
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The cross on top of the bun is the most interesting part.
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The top bun is very dry and a small part snapped off.
PHOTOS: McDonald's Happy Meal Unchanged After 6 Months On A Table [Updated] Huffington Post 2010
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The top bun is very dry and a small part snapped off.
PHOTOS: McDonald's Happy Meal Unchanged After 6 Months On A Table [Updated] The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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'Hi look we can afford TWO expensive homes' look how happy we are.weird. the bun is just scrumptious!
It's Getting Draft-y In Here... kittenpie 2009
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What They Got Right - The bun is soft and chewy, if not a bit sweaty like a real Chick-Fil-A.
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The hamburger bun is fine, and I was down with their homemade “remoulade tartar sauce” (a tasty blend of ketchup, mayo, and pickles).
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My looney bun is fine Benny Lava could be the new All your base are belong to us, which is nice.
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I can't wait to read about how your little bun is going to enchant you with his charms.
Oh, Boy. kittenpie 2008
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Just remember if you're getting 6 wet dipers and about 3 poop, the bun is getting enough of your fantastic milk.
Raw kittenpie 2008
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The word bun comes from the Saxon word boun meaning “sacred ox”.
Texas Faith: Hollywood and religion | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
Prolagus commented on the word bun
"Did you grow up in Kentucky?" he asked. He imagined her as a big-eyed child in a cotton shift, playing in some dusty, sunny alley, some rural Kentucky-like place. Funny she had grown up to be this wan little bun with too much makeup in black creases under her eyes.
"The girl on the plane", from "Because They Wanted to", by Mary Gaitskill
What would you say bun means in this context?
January 25, 2013
ruzuzu commented on the word bun
That's fascinating! I have no idea, Pro.
January 25, 2013
bilby commented on the word bun
Depends. Is the character described elsewhere as carrying her hair in a bun? If she is, maybe bun therefore is just a shortcut, i.e. reduce her to her most defining characteristics. Different hairstyle, but I'd call it the Marge Simpson rule.
January 25, 2013
Prolagus commented on the word bun
That woman has "shoulder-length, pale-brown hair", so I'd say no...
January 25, 2013
bilby commented on the word bun
I see.
If the author was a James Joyce I'd figure he was just chucking a word in to see if it might work. But the style is very straightlaced here.
Dunno.
January 25, 2013
ry commented on the word bun
My guess is that it's simply an attempt at metaphor that didn't really come off (metaphor misphire?)
January 26, 2013