Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural The buttocks.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural Slang the
buttocks .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
bun . - noun informal, in the plural
buttocks
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Featuring Lional Lepus, one of the expert stunt buns from the forthcoming major motion picture
p_n_elrod: That Rabbit is Dynamite! p_n_elrod 2010
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Featuring Lional Lepus, one of the expert stunt buns from the forthcoming major motion picture
That Rabbit is Dynamite! p_n_elrod 2010
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Over these buns is a fictional hair ornament or diadem that covers them with ribbon that streams from each.
Screenwriter Justin Marks Explains Street Fighter Adaptation « FirstShowing.net 2008
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The recipe for these delightful buns comes from the 1803 American edition of a book by Susannah Carter which was originally published in England around 1765.
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The recipe for these delightful buns comes from the 1803 American edition of a book by Susannah Carter which was originally published in England around 1765.
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Remove the buns from the pans and place them on a cooling rack.
the daring bakers strike again - cinnamon buns myriam 2007
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Remove the buns from the pans and place them on a cooling rack.
Archive 2007-09-01 myriam 2007
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All other meals and mug-ups were women's responsibility, as was the family's baking: the endless production of raisin buns, frozies, pies, gingerbreads, bottomers, and several batches of bread per week (indeed, some women with large families baked bread daily).
Gutenber-e Help Page 2005
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Remove the buns from the oven, let stand for 2 to 3 minutes, then invert onto the cooling racks.
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Remove the buns from the oven, let stand for 2 to 3 minutes, then invert onto the cooling racks.
Archive 2005-12-01 2005
vanishedone commented on the word buns
The Curse of the WeirdNet Plural strikes again.
August 4, 2008
reesetee commented on the word buns
See related conversation at buttocks.
Or not. Really, it's your choice.
August 5, 2008
bilby commented on the word buns
That's my problem! Thanks VO. I've been having these for lunch rather than sitting on them.
August 5, 2008
tankhughes commented on the word buns
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=buns
bad or low quality.
https://youtu.be/ITnbCjX0VJg?si=RZGMEsj59uYUNFXl&t=1439
July 7, 2026