bun
/bʌn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.56 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
A newbie.
Example Sentences
- "loose bun; messy bun; tight bun"
- "The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings."
- "nice buns; tight buns"
- "How 'bout I put my hot dog in your bun?"
- "Wait. I can touch your boobs, stick my wiener in your bun, but I can't kiss you?"
- "I'm just saying, you being a mama, it's time to clear the cobwebs. You know what I'm saying? Put a banana in the monkey. You know, hot dog in your bun."
Etymology
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: bunne, bugne, *bungjo, *bungô, *bʰenǵʰ-, bun
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bʌn/
- British English: /bʌn/
Usage
- British usage
- Slang
- Canadian usage
- American usage
- Transitive verb
- Colloquial
- Archaic
- Uncountable