noun
1.
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
2.
hair gathered into a round coil or knot at the nape of the neck or on top of the head in certain coiffures.
3.
buns, Slang. the buttocks.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English bunne, of obscure origin
1325–75; Middle English bunne, of obscure origin
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BUN
blood urea nitrogen: the concentration of nitrogen in the blood in the form of urea, indicating kidney function.
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bun (bʌn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small roll, similar to bread but usually containing sweetening, currants, spices, etc |
| 2. | any of various types of small round sweet cakes |
| 3. | a hairstyle in which long hair is gathered into a bun shape at the back of the head |
| 4. | slang have a bun in the oven to be pregnant |
| [C14: of unknown origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
bun
late 14c., origin obscure, perhaps from O.Fr. buignete "a fritter," originally "boil, swelling," dim. of buigne "swelling from a blow, bump on the head," from a Gmc. source (cf. M.H.G. bunge "clod, lump"), or from Gaul. *bunia (cf. Gael. bonnach). Of hair coiled at the back of the head, first attested
1894. The first record of buns in the sense of "male buttocks" is from 1960s; but the singular form meant "tail of a hare" (1530s) in Scottish and northern England dialect and was transferred to human beings (and conveniently rhymed with nun in ribald ballads). This may be an entirely different word.
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Medical Dictionary
BUN abbr.
blood urea nitrogen
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| BUN blood urea nitrogen |
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