• Bun

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /bÊŒn/
    • Rhymes: -ÊŒn

    Origin

    From Middle English bunne ("wheat cake, bun"), from Anglo-Norman bugne ("bump on the head; fritter"), from Old French bugne (hence French beignet), from Old Frankish *bungjo ("little clump"), diminutive of *bungo ("lump, clump"), from Proto-Germanic *bungô, *bunkô ("clump, lump, heap, crowd"), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- ("thick, dense, fat"). Cognate with Dutch bonk ("clump, clot, cluster of fruits"). More at bunch.

    Full definition of bun

    Noun

    bun

    (plural buns)
    1. A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced.
    2. A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head.
    3. (Ireland) A cupcake.
    4. (slang, British) A drunken spree.
    5. (Internet, slang) A newbie.
    6. (dialect, obsolete) A squirrel or rabbit.

    Synonyms

    Verb

    1. (UK, slang) To smoke cannabis.

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