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- noun pejorative An obsessive and dangerous former lover who stalks the person who spurned them.
- noun An excessively
obsessive girlfriend (or less commonly, boyfriend), especially one who reacts in an extreme way to the ending of a relationship.
Etymologies
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Inspired by a scene in the 1987 film Fatal Attraction where a scorned woman (played by Glenn Close), seeking revenge on her ex-lover (played by Michael Douglas), places his beloved family pet in a pot of boiling water when he is away from the house.
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sionnach commented on the word bunny boiler
Obsessive and possessive woman. After Glenn Close in the film, "Fatal Attraction".
December 20, 2007
vendingmachine commented on the word bunny boiler
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March 17, 2020