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currant bun

noun

Etymology

From currant + bun.

  1. derived from *bʰenǵʰ-✻ — “thick, dense, fat”
  2. derived from *bungô✻
  3. derived from *bungjo✻ — “little clump”
  4. derived from bugne
  5. derived from bugne — “bump on the head; fritter”
  6. inherited from bunne — “wheat cake, bun”
  7. compounded as currant bun — “currant + bun”

Definitions

  1. A bun containing currants.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Currant Bun.

  3. The Sun (celestial body).

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The Sun (British newspaper).

      • Had to go further down the road to get me Currant Bun / "Hello isn't that George on page one?"

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA