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bunny hug

bun·ny hug
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buhn-ee huhg]
    • /ˈbʌn i hʌg/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buhn-ee huhg]
    • /ˈbʌn i hʌg/

Definitions of bunny hug words

  • noun bunny hug a ballroom dance with syncopated rhythm, popular in America in the early 20th century 3
  • noun bunny hug a piece of music in the rhythm of this dance 3
  • noun bunny hug a ballroom dance popular in the U.S. in the early 20th century and characterized by a syncopated rhythm. 1
  • noun bunny hug (Idiomatic) (Canada, chiefly Saskatchewan and Alberta) A sweatshirt with a hood. 0
  • noun bunny hug (Idiomatic) A style of early 20th-century dance, performed to ragtime music. 0

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Origin of bunny hug

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bunny hug

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bunny hug popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bunny hug usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bunny hug

noun bunny hug

  • lock — a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
  • clinch — If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.
  • caress — If you caress someone, you stroke them gently and affectionately.
  • clasp — If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.
  • squeeze — to press forcibly together; compress.

Antonyms for bunny hug

noun bunny hug

  • push — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
  • release — to lease again.

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