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bunny

[buhn-ee] Origin

bun·ny

[buhn-ee] noun, plural -nies, adjective
noun
1.
Informal. a rabbit, especially 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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Bunny is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Origin:
1600–10, Americanism; dial. bun (tail of a) hare or rabbit, in Scots: buttocks (< Scots Gaelic bun bottom) + -y2
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bunny (ˈbʌnɪ)
 
n , pl -nies
1.  a child's word for rabbit Also called: bunny rabbit
2.  Also called: bunny girl a night-club hostess whose costume includes rabbit-like tail and ears
3.  informal (Austral) a mug; dupe
4.  slang a devotee of a specified pastime or activity: gym bunny; disco bunny
5.  slang (Brit) talk, esp when inconsequential; chatter
6.  slang (Brit) not a happy bunny deeply dissatisfied or discontented
 
[C17: from Scottish Gaelic bun scut of a rabbit]

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bunny
1680s, dim. of Scottish dialectal bun, pet name for "rabbit," previously (1580s) for "squirrel," and also a term of endearment for a young attractive woman or child (c.1600). Ultimately it could be from Scottish bun "tail of a hare" (1530s), or from Fr. bon, or from a Scandinavian source. The Playboy
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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.
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