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bunhead

bunhead noun: an obsessive or extremely dedicated ballerina.

Noun

bunhead (plural bunheads)

  1. (informal) An obsessive or extremely dedicated ballerina.
    • A bunhead who must have strayed from her New York City Ballet aspirations glanced furtively about the room, […]2000, Donna Allegra, Witness to the League of Blond Hip Hop Dancers, Alyson Books, →ISBN, page 201
    • "Sophie — you're meant to be saying what an honor it is to be studying at The Royal Ballet School, and how you can't wait to become a 'bunhead' — you know, one of those ballet-obsessed people who eat, sleep, and breathe nothing but ballet!"2005, Alexandra Moss, Lara's Leap of Faith, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN

Forms of bunhead

pluralbunheads

Origin of bunhead

From bun (“a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head”) + head.

Questions about bunhead

What does bunhead mean?
Bunhead means an obsessive or extremely dedicated ballerina.
What part of speech is bunhead?
Bunhead is a noun.
What is the plural of bunhead?
The plural of bunhead is bunheads.

Words near bunhead in the dictionary

  1. bungy jumping
  2. bungy jumps
  3. bungy rope
  4. bungy ropes
  5. Bunhe
  6. bunhead
  7. bunheads
  8. bunia
  9. buniah
  10. buniahs
  11. buniak

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