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bun

UK/bən/ US/bʌn/ fairly common slang uk us

noun

1.

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 Frankish *bungjo (“little clump”), diminutive of *bungu (“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.

Phrases

  • bao bun mostly other "bun" meanings
  • Bath bun mostly other "bun" meanings
  • biscuit bun mostly other "bun" meanings
  • black bun mostly other "bun" meanings
  • Boston bun mostly other "bun" meanings
  • bun fight mostly other "bun" meanings
  • bun in the oven mostly other "bun" meanings
  • bun stock mostly other "bun" meanings

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