bunny

UK: /ˈbʌni/ US: /ˈbʌni/ ,(bun′ē)

Inflections of 'bunny' (n): npl: bunnies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

bun•ny /ˈbʌni/   n., pl. -nies, adj. 
n. [countable]

1. Informal Terms a rabbit, esp. a young one.
2. Sex and Gender Slang (sometimes disparaging and offensive). an attractive young woman, often engaged in a sport:
   a beach bunny (= a young woman hanging around the beach).

adj. [before a noun]

3. designed for or used by beginners in skiing:
   a bunny slope.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

bun•ny  (bun′ē), n., pl. -nies, adj. 
n. 

1. Informal Terms a rabbit, esp. a small or young one.
2. Sex and Gender [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. British Terms [Chiefly Brit.] a squirrel.
4. British Terms [Australian and New Zealand Slang.] a person imposed upon or made a fool of;
   victim.

adj. 

5. designed for or used by beginners in skiing:
   a bunny slope.

• Scots Gaelic bun bottom) + -y²
• dialect, dialectal bun (tail of a) hare or rabbit, in Scots: buttocks (1600–10, American.

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bunny / ˈbʌnɪ/ noun ( -nies)

1. Also called: bunny rabbit
   a child's word for rabbit1
2. Also called: bunny girl a night-club hostess whose costume includes a rabbit-like tail and ears
3. a mug; dupe

Etymology: 17th Century: from Scottish Gaelic bun scut of a rabbit