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bun I. \ˈbən, ˈbu̇n\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English bune, bunne, from Old English bune reed; akin to Old Norse buna jet of water, clumsy leg dialect England : a hollow stem or stalk : stubble II. \ˈbən\ chiefly Scotland variant of bound III. \ˈbən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English bunne, probably from (assumed) Middle French bugne (whence French dialect bugne pancake), from Middle French bugne bump on the head, probably of non-Indo-European origin; akin to the source of Catalan bony bump on the head 1. a. : any of a variety of sweet or plain breads that are leavened with yeast or baking powder and shaped in a variety of forms b. : a usually round or oblong roll 2. : a knot or coil of hair (as at the nape of the neck) used in dressing women's long hair IV. \ˈbən, ˈbu̇n\ noun (-s) Etymology: Scottish Gaelic, root, stump, bottom; akin to Middle Irish bun bottom, Welsh bôn trunk, stump 1. chiefly dialect : the hind part or tail especially of a squirrel or rabbit 2. chiefly dialect a. : squirrel b. : rabbit V. \ˈbən\ noun (-s) Etymology: perhaps alteration of English dialect (chiefly Scots) bung, bungie intoxicated slang : a drunken condition : jag < arrive at a party with a bun on > VI. noun : buttocks — usually used in plural |