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- US Pronunciation
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- [duhst buhn-ee]
- /dʌst ˈbʌn i/
- /dʌst ˈbʌn.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duhst buhn-ee]
- /dʌst ˈbʌn i/
Definitions of dust bunny words
- noun dust bunny Slang. a loose, tangled ball of dust, lint, hair, etc., especially as found under a low piece of furniture. 1
- noun dust bunny ball of dust, fluff 1
- noun dust bunny a small mass of fluff and dust 0
- noun dust bunny any of the small, light balls of dust, hair, etc. that collect on unswept floors, as underneath furniture 0
- noun dust bunny (Idiomatic) A small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc. that tends to accumulate indoors in areas that are not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture. 0
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Origin of dust bunny
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70
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Parts of speech for Dust bunny
noun
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dust bunny popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% 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.
dust bunny usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dust bunny
noun dust bunny
- grime — dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- dirt — Design In Real Time
- soil — the act or fact of soiling.
- powder — British Dialect. a sudden, frantic, or impulsive rush.
- soot — a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
Antonyms for dust bunny
noun dust bunny
- cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
- purity — the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.: the purity of drinking water.
- smoothness — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
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