bunky
bunky is the alternative form of bunkie.
Meaning of bunkie
Noun
bunkie (plural bunkies)
- A bunkmate, someone with whom one shares a bunk bed.
- Familiar term of address.
- Excuse me, bunkie. Don't you have anything useful to do?1978, Superman 206
- a small cabin with a bunk or bed(s), a free-standing bedroom or sleeping area separate from the main house or cottage, which may or may not have other facilities (a fully outfitted outbuilding with a kitchen or bathroom would be a guest house or accessory dwelling unit and not a bunkie)
Proper noun capitalized: Bunky
Bunky
- Term of familiar address
- You say you got the Christmas blues? Your best girl is allergic to mistletoe, and all you got in your stocking is a run? Is that what's troubling you, Bunky? Well, cheer up.1989 December 25, “Grin, Bunky Your Holiday Ain't so Bad”, in Miami Herald
Forms of bunky
| plural | bunkies |
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Origin of bunky
From bunk + -y.
From bunkie.
Questions about bunky
- What does bunky mean?
- Bunky means term of familiar address.
- What is bunky the alternative form of?
- Bunky is the alternative form of bunkie.
- What part of speech is bunky?
- Bunky is a proper noun.
Words near bunky in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bunky (page history and authors); Bunky (page history and authors); bunkie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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