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bun⋅ny

  [buhn-ee] noun, plural -nies, adjective
–noun
1. Informal. a rabbit, esp. a small or young one.
2. Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. a pretty, appealing, or alluring young woman, often one ostensibly engaged in a sport or similar activity: beach bunny; ski bunny.
3. Chiefly British. a squirrel.
4. Australian and New Zealand Slang. a person imposed upon or made a fool of; victim.
–adjective
5. designed for or used by beginners in skiing: a bunny slope.
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Origin:
1600–10, Americanism; dial. bun (tail of a) hare or rabbit, in Scots: buttocks (< ScotGael bun bottom) + -y 2
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bun·ny   (bŭn'ē)   
n.   pl. bun·nies
A rabbit, especially a young one.

[From dialectal bun, tail of a rabbit; see bun3.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

bunny 
1690, dim. of Scottish dialectal bun, pet name for "rabbit," previously (1587) for "squirrel," and also a term of endearment for a young attractive woman or child (1606). Ultimately could be from Scottish bun "tail of a hare" (1538), or from Fr. bon, or from a Scand. source. The Playboy Club hostess sense is from 1960. The Bunny Hug (1912), along with the foxtrot and the Wilson glide, were among the popular/scandalous dances of the ragtime era.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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