Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puck bunny

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: puck- bun-ny
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female ice hockey fan, often one whose interest in the sport is primarily motivated by attraction to the players rather than enjoyment of the game itself. Puck bunnies exhibit similar traits to those of groupies toward musicians.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Every once in awhile ^([sic]) the stories would make there ^([sic]) way around the league about some puck bunny getting pregnant..."
"These young women say they are "'proud as punch' to have sex with the jock," because this will "entitle the puck bunny to 'bragging rights'"..."
"She wasn't a puck bunny. After twenty years in the NHL, he could identify a hockey groupie a mile away."

Etymology

Combination of the phrases snow bunny (compare bunny hill), Playboy bunny and puck (“an object used in the game of hockey”).

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

puck bunnies (plural) puck-bunny (alternative) puckbunny (alternative)

Phrases

badge bunny snow bunny

Frequently Paired Words

badge bunny snow bunny

Questions

What does puck bunny mean?: A female ice hockey fan, often one whose interest in the sport is primarily motivated by attraction to the players rather than enjoyment of the game itself. Puck bunnies exhibit similar traits to those of groupies toward musicians.
Where does puck bunny come from?: Combination of the phrases snow bunny (compare bunny hill), Playboy bunny and puck (“an object used in the game of hockey”).

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