honeybunch

[ huhn-ee-buhnch ]
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nounInformal.

Origin of honeybunch

1
First recorded in 1900–05; honey + bunch

Words Nearby honeybunch

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How to use honeybunch in a sentence

  • "N-n-nothin' but a drink of water, honeybunch sweetness," he stammered back.

    Old Gorgon Graham | George Horace Lorimer
  • God bless you, honeybunch, and I'm glad William has brought you home at last, the rascal.

    The Golden Bird | Maria Thompson Daviess
  • honeybunch was a good girl, but she was as strong as a six-mule team, and a cautious man just naturally shied away from her.

    Old Gorgon Graham | George Horace Lorimer
  • honeybunch smelt his breath and then she smelt a mouse, but she wasn't much of a talker and she didn't ask any questions—of him.

    Old Gorgon Graham | George Horace Lorimer
  • "Shorely not, honeybunch darlin'," he finally fetched up, though he was hardly breathing.

    Old Gorgon Graham | George Horace Lorimer

British Dictionary definitions for honeybunch

honeybunch

honeybun (ˈhʌnɪˌbʌn)

/ (ˈhʌnɪˌbʌntʃ) /


noun
  1. informal, mainly US honey; darling: a term of endearment

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