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

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

• (hairstyle) French roll

Derived terms

• have a bun in the oven
• bun stock

Verb

1. (UK, slang) To smoke cannabis.

Anagrams

• nub