bun

(bŭn)
n.

1. A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced and sometimes containing dried fruit.
2. A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head.

[Middle English bunne, probably from Old French bugne, boil, of Celtic origin.]

bun² (bŭn)
n. Slang
A drunken spree.

[Origin unknown.]

bun³ (bŭn)
n. Slang
One of the buttocks. Often used in the plural.

[Dialectal, hind part of a rabbit or squirrel, from Scottish Gaelic, stump, bottom, from Old Irish.]

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Sweetened bread roll; correctly made with yeast dough, although sometimes applied to small cakes made with baking powder, or to cream buns, which are made with choux pastry. Also applied to the rolls used for hamburgers (burger buns).

noun

The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting. buttock (used in plural), derrière, posterior, rump, seat. Informal backside, behind, bottom, rear. Slang fanny, tush. Chiefly British bum. See over/under.

(Bun) Offaly. ‘Bottom’.

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1. bun
   noun, NZ
   
   1: to do one's bun To lose one's temper. (1944 —) .
   
   2: a bun in the oven a child conceived. (1951 —) .
   A. Sillitoe Brenda on the tub, up the stick, with a bun in the oven (1958).
   
   3: In pl., US The buttocks. (1960 —) .
   E. Leonard She saw...a white band below his hips, sexy, really nice buns (1985).
   
2. bun
   noun
   
   A drunken condition, esp. in phr. to get, have, tie a bun on, to get drunk. (1901 — 54).
   
   [Origin unknown.]

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abbr. for blood urea nitrogen, an index of the blood-urea concentration.

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Blood urea nitrogen. See urea nitrogen.

• BUN : creatinine ratio — see creatinine: blood urea nitrogen ratio.

For a list of words related to bun, see:

• Hair Styles - bun: long hair pulled into knot or roll at back of head
• Breads, Rolls, and Crackers

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - bolle

idioms:

• have a bun in the oven    have brød i ovnen, have stær i kassen
• take the bun    vinde, blive nummer 1, tage prisen

2.
n. - rosinbrød

3.
n. - knude, knold

Nederlands (Dutch)
kadetje, gebakje, knot, kont

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Culin) petit pain au lait, chignon

idioms:

• have a bun in the oven    être enceinte, avoir un polichinelle dans le tiroir
• take the bun    c'est le bouquet

2.
n. - (US) biture (fam), beuverie

3.
n. - fesse

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Haarknoten, Brötchen, süßes Brötchen

idioms:

• have a bun in the oven    schwanger sein
• take the bun    alles übertreffen, den Vogel abschießen

2.
n. - Betrunkenheit, Vollrausch

3.
n. - Hinterbacke

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουλουράκι, ψωμάκι, κότσος μαλλιών

idioms:

• have a bun in the oven    (καθομ.) είμαι έγκυος, περιμένω παιδί
• take the bun    είμαι ασυναγώνιστος

Italiano (Italian)
(pl. volg. amer.) chiappe, crocchia, panino

idioms:

• have a bun in the oven    essere incinta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bolinho (m) doce, coque (m), bebedeira (f)

idioms:

• have a bun in the oven    estar grávida
• take the bun    embriagar-se

Русский (Russian)
пучок (волос), булочка

idioms:

• have a bun in the oven    быть беременной
• take the bun    (ирон.) преувеличить, переборщить

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - bollo, panecillo

idioms:

• have a bun in the oven    estar embarazada, estar encinta, estar en estado interesante
• take the bun    llevarse el crédito por el trabajo de otro

2.
n. - moño

3.
n. - borrachera

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bulle

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 小圆面包, 小圆糕点

idioms:

• have a bun in the oven    怀孕了
• take the bun    得第一名, 得奖

2. 小圆面包, 小圆糕点

3. 圆发髻

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 小圓麵包, 小圓糕點

2.
n. - 小圓麵包, 小圓糕點

idioms:

• have a bun in the oven    懷孕了
• take the bun    得第一名, 得獎

3.
n. - 圓髮髻

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 작은 롤 빵, 쪽진 머리

idioms:

• have a bun in the oven    오븐에 빵을 굽다
• take the bun    일등이 되다

2.
n. - 다람쥐

3.
n. - 술 마시고 흥청대기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バン, 束髪, リスちゃん, ロールパン

idioms:

• have a bun in the oven    おなかに子供がいる
• take the bun    抜きんでる, 意外である

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كعكه, تسريحه شعر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עוגת פירות, לחמניה מתוקה, צמה מצונפת‬
n. - ‮הילולת שיכורים‬
n. - ‮כל אחד משני צדי העכוז‬

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