dumb bunny

English

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Noun

dumb bunny (plural dumb bunnies)

  1. (slang, US) A stupid person.
    • 1998, Frawley Becker, 411 Joseph: A Play in Two Acts, →ISBN:
      And one day he pulls me out of the tenth grade to go work with him in the same shop, cutting patterns! Ao I can make some gelt! (Angry) From the tenth grade! No wonder I'm such a dumb bunny! While my brother Jules is finishing college, ready to become a chiropodist!
    • 2007, Beth Houser, Kathy Player, Pivotal Moments in Nursing, →ISBN, page 107:
      Grayce had a nursing instructor who “labeled” students and grouped them in unflattering ways. Grayce was put in the “dumb bunny” category.
    • 2015, Kelly Link, Get In Trouble: Stories, →ISBN, page 159:
      His tone was dismissive. As if, Bunnatine, you dumb bunny.

Usage notes

While this term is usually used as an insult, it can, on occasion, be used affectionately.

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