"bunkie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bunkies [plural], bunky [alternative], bunkee [alternative]
Etymology: From bunk + -ie. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bunk|-ie|id2=diminutive}} bunk + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} bunkie (plural bunkies)
  1. Familiar term of address.
    Sense id: en-bunkie-en-noun-VU36GDh- Categories (other): English terms of address Disambiguation of English terms of address: 61 3 14 22
  2. A bunkmate, someone with which one shares a bunk bed.
    Sense id: en-bunkie-en-noun-gQPM-EC~
  3. a small cabin with a bunk or bed(s), a free-standing bedroom or sleeping area separate from the main house or cottage, which may or may not have other facilities (a fully outfitted outbuilding with a kitchen or bathroom would be a guest house or accessory dwelling unit and not a bunkie)
    Sense id: en-bunkie-en-noun-24e-poIu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 42 51
  4. a condescending term of direct address to a man.
    Sense id: en-bunkie-en-noun-VDnpcTdG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 42 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive): 18 11 31 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 39 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 39 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bunk, bunkbed, bunkmate, bunkroom, bunkhouse
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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