"Billy Bunter" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Billy Bunter
  1. A fictional fat boy with round spectacles in Charles Hamilton's stories set at Greyfriars School.
    Sense id: en-Billy_Bunter-en-name-6HD7xf9R

Noun

Forms: Billy Bunters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Billy Bunter (plural Billy Bunters)
  1. (British) A fat boy. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-Billy_Bunter-en-noun-itRRySMS Categories (other): British English
  2. (Cockney rhyming slang) A punter (in a betting shop etc.). Tags: Cockney, slang
    Sense id: en-Billy_Bunter-en-noun-hbMiMFKY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 13 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 5 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 4 60

Inflected forms

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