plural bunnies
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dated, informal
: an attractive young woman
3
basketball, informal
: an easy shot (such as a layup) taken close to the basket
He missed a handful of bunnies around the basket.—
Jeff Greer
Jeff GreerExamples of bunny in a Sentence
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The weekend prior, Hilton posted a series of photos from her Easter celebrations with her family of four, posing on the stairs with Phoenix as they were surrounded by toy bunnies.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
During winter, snow bunnies can get there early and buy a half-day ski pass.
—Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2024
Spring break snow bunnies reveled in a rare flurry of Easter weekend powder, posting ecstatic reports from Southern California ski resorts while would be egg-hunters sat home amid unusually wet weather in Los Angeles.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
If hunting nudibranchs is like looking for colorful eggs on Easter Sunday, then the tides are the Easter bunny.
—Helen Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
The family of four kicked off the celebrations a little earlier this month, with the new mom taking her little ones to pose with the Easter bunny.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
For example, the Wilsons dressed in white and pastel colors to watch horses, play with a life-size Easter bunny and go on a traditional egg hunt.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
Another image shows the Beckham clan – son Brooklyn and wife Nicola Peltz, son Cruz and daughter Harper – posing together in matching Easter bunny ears.
—USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Please note the spoonerisms throughout, that is, the reversals of initial consonant sounds:
The Easter Bunny’s a funny beast,
Gobbling down his bunny feast.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
During winter, snow bunnies can get there early and buy a half-day ski pass.
—Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2024
Spring break snow bunnies reveled in a rare flurry of Easter weekend powder, posting ecstatic reports from Southern California ski resorts while would be egg-hunters sat home amid unusually wet weather in Los Angeles.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
If hunting nudibranchs is like looking for colorful eggs on Easter Sunday, then the tides are the Easter bunny.
—Helen Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
The family of four kicked off the celebrations a little earlier this month, with the new mom taking her little ones to pose with the Easter bunny.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
For example, the Wilsons dressed in white and pastel colors to watch horses, play with a life-size Easter bunny and go on a traditional egg hunt.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
Another image shows the Beckham clan – son Brooklyn and wife Nicola Peltz, son Cruz and daughter Harper – posing together in matching Easter bunny ears.
—USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Please note the spoonerisms throughout, that is, the reversals of initial consonant sounds:
The Easter Bunny’s a funny beast,
Gobbling down his bunny feast.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Bunny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunny. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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