Phrase guide

dust bunny

noun · 1 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.

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdʌst bʌni/
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noun

Meaning 1

A small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc., that tends to accumulate indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: ferméu — a small clump of dust
  • Catalan: borró — a small clump of dust
  • Chinese Mandarin: 灰團 /灰团 (huītuán) — a small clump of dust
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塵兔 /尘兔 (chéntù) — a small clump of dust
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毛絮 (máoxù) — a small clump of dust
  • Danish: nullermand — a small clump of dust
  • Estonian: tolmurull — a small clump of dust
  • Finnish: pölykoira — a small clump of dust
  • Finnish: villakoira — a small clump of dust
  • Finnish: fifi — a small clump of dust
  • French: mouton — a small clump of dust
  • German: Wollmaus — a small clump of dust
  • Greek: χνούδι μπάλα (chnoúdi bála) — a small clump of dust
  • Hungarian: porcica — a small clump of dust
  • Italian: gatto di polvere — a small clump of dust
  • Macedonian: ту́тка (tútka) — a small clump of dust
  • Macedonian: ту́тки (tútki) — a small clump of dust
  • Macedonian: ма́чка (máčka) — a small clump of dust
  • Macedonian: ма́чки (máčki) — a small clump of dust
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hybelkanin — a small clump of dust
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hybelkanin — a small clump of dust
  • Polish: kłak kurzu — a small clump of dust
  • Polish: kot — a small clump of dust
  • Portuguese: cotão — a small clump of dust
  • Russian: клочья пыли (kločʹja pyli) — a small clump of dust
  • Russian: хлопья пыли (xlopʹja pyli) — a small clump of dust
  • Russian: комок пыли (komok pyli) — a small clump of dust
  • Spanish: pelusa — a small clump of dust
  • Swedish: dammråtta — a small clump of dust
  • Swedish: dammtuss — a small clump of dust