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jungle bunny

jungle bunny noun: a black person.

Noun

jungle bunny (plural jungle bunnies)

  1. (UK, US, derogatory, ethnic, slur) A black person.
    • Merry Christmas to all the little jungle-bunnies. — From momma jungle bunny.1952 December 18, The South Side Times, Fort Wayne, Indiana, page 8, column 6
    • He doesn't say Judge Brown's last name, telling me Brown's just another jungle bunny far as he's concerned, robe or no robe.2007, Ron Liebman, Death by Rodrigo, page 90

Forms of jungle bunny

pluraljungle bunnies

Origin of jungle bunny

Originally US English, 1950s. From jungle (referring to the African rainforest) + bunny.

Questions about jungle bunny

What does jungle bunny mean?
Jungle bunny means a black person.
What part of speech is jungle bunny?
Jungle bunny is a noun.
What is the plural of jungle bunny?
The plural of jungle bunny is jungle bunnies.

Words near jungle bunny in the dictionary

  1. Jungle Bob
  2. Jungle Bobs
  3. jungle boot
  4. jungle boots
  5. jungle bunnies
  6. jungle bunny
  7. Jungle Carbine
  8. Jungle Carbines
  9. jungle cat
  10. jungle cats
  11. jungle cock

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