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puck bunny

puck bunny noun: a female ice hockey fan, often one whose interest in the sport is primarily motivated by attraction to the players rather than enjoyment of the game itself. Puck bunnies exhibit similar traits to those of groupies toward musicians.

Noun

puck bunny (plural puck bunnies)

  1. (slang) A female ice hockey fan, often one whose interest in the sport is primarily motivated by attraction to the players rather than enjoyment of the game itself. Puck bunnies exhibit similar traits to those of groupies toward musicians.
    • Every once in awhile ^([sic]) the stories would make there ^([sic]) way around the league about some puck bunny getting pregnant...2002, Michael David Lannan, The Empty Net
    • These young women say they are "'proud as punch' to have sex with the jock," because this will "entitle the puck bunny to 'bragging rights'"...2002, Michael A Messner, Taking the Field: Women, Men, and Sports

Forms of puck bunny

pluralpuck bunnies
alternative formpuck-bunny
alternative formpuckbunny

Origin of puck bunny

Combination of the phrases snow bunny (compare bunny hill), Playboy bunny and puck (“an object used in the game of hockey”).

Questions about puck bunny

What does puck bunny mean?
Puck bunny means a female ice hockey fan, often one whose interest in the sport is primarily motivated by attraction to the players rather than enjoyment of the game itself. Puck bunnies exhibit similar traits to those of groupies toward musicians.
What part of speech is puck bunny?
Puck bunny is a noun.
What is the plural of puck bunny?
The plural of puck bunny is puck bunnies.

Words near puck bunny in the dictionary

  1. Pucillo
  2. Pucillos
  3. Pucioasa
  4. puck
  5. puck bunnies
  6. puck bunny
  7. puck handling
  8. puck palace
  9. puck palaces
  10. puck scramble
  11. puck-bunnies

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