Standard Lemma guide

buns

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /bʌnz/
  • rhymes with -ʌnz
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B AH1 N Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of low quality; bad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, slang

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

plural of Bun

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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3

noun

Meaning 3

plural of bun

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The buttocks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, childish, euphemistic

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5

noun

Meaning 5

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he deserves a good kick in the butt
  • are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: body part

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.